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Good evening Today my husband of 39 received a diagnosis of oesophageal Cancer . The tumour is 8cm !!! in size and he's in a lot pain . He has a CT scan on Monday or Tuesday and the following week a meeting to discuss next steps . I'm beside myself...
The last few weeks have been a whirlwind. First went to GP as had persistent sore throat, difficulty swallowing and lost 1 stone in weight. I have been very stressed recently so thought it was down to that but GP did fast track referral to ENT. ENT...
Mum sadly passed away yesterday after being diagnosed with stage 4 osaphagus cancer in January. The care and support have been amazing. Thoughts and prayers to all on this journey xx
Hi, My father has been on chemo and immunotherapy (Opdivo) since april 2024 and already at his last visit to the oncologist, his CEA value had risen from around 50 to 140. The CT scan was a little bit inconclusive. This week he has a new appointment...
so, one it feels weird not to have the 5am alarm to get ready for rt treatment tomorrow. finished 25th one friday just gone, did 4 out 5 chemo which oncologist seems to have been very happy about, but my god, compared to the breast cancer rt x 15 sessions...
My mum had an endoscopy and colonscopy today due to anemia, heartburn and bouts of sickness. The doc came after and explained she has a 20p size growth on the part stomach joins oesophagus, she cannot 100% say cancer until biopsy back and a CT scan of...
My uncle has recently been diagnosed with esophageal cancer and starts his radiotherapy and chemotherapy on 16th of December. He was fitted with a mask yesterday that he will wear during radiotherapy but he couldn't bare it over his face and is now in...
Hi, could anyone give me some good ideas on foods to eat. My very good friend is now struggling with certain foods getting stuck. I want to ensure he is eating well but things he can tolerate. Thank you
Hi everyone I am currently on my forth cycle of pre op flot with surgery in January My consultant wants me to do the Decipher trial for post op chemotherapy instead of FLOT using the drug trastuzumab deruxtecan. Has anyone else been offered this or had...
My wife was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma of the Gastro oesophageal junction earlier this year. She had pre surgery FLOT., then surgery. The surgery was completed but there were R1 positive margins. The plan was always for post surgery FLOT. The...
