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Hello all My friend has recently had 4 x FLOT over 8 weeks Had scan today to say it has not spread but the tumour had not reduced at all. Is this a bad sign? They are indicating they are still looking at surgery to remove but I wondered if this...
The beginning of August this year my mother in law AGE 66 had a sore throat and struggling to swallow, I got her a GP apt the same week, after blood tests she was referred to MRI, and after a couple of scans, x-rays mri and on the 30th September she had...
Hello all. My 89 year old dad has just been diagnosed with advanced oesophageal cancer with possible secondaries on lung. Chemo has been ruled out and he was offered radiotherapy or to have a stent inserted to help with eating. And really just going down...
Hi everyone, We've been hit with the news that my Dad has been diagnosed with this One positive is it's not spread to anyone else. However we've been told no to the surgery. He's 80 but fit and healthy before this. Yes he's lost weight and eating...
My partner has GOJ cancer. He has had FLOT, been for attempted surgery, had a stent placed and now is on more chemo. His current chemo is Cisplatin, Caperceptabine and Herceptin immunotherapy. He couldn’t swallow at all before the stent and is now going...
Hello all. My 89 year old dad has just been diagnosed with advanced oesophageal cancer with possible secondaries on lung. Chemo has been ruled out and he was offered radiotherapy or to have a stent inserted to help with eating. And really just going down...
Hello All, How accommodating has your MDT been over treatment breaks for holidays? Because my husband agreed to take part in a clinical trial, there seems to be some push back over us going away in January for a week we booked earlier this year, back...
Ok, still waiting to see an oncologist. Had an MRI done on my hip today due to the DR's concern my cancer has spread to my bone. still need to have an Echo and cannot wait till the 31st as having another endoscopy where they will fit a stent into my oesophagus...
Hi After a break in chemo and Immuno of 6 months, after 2 years of treatment. Increased lymph node activity means I have to start cHema again, this time FOLFIRI via a line. What are people’s experience of this?
Hi I wanted to share some pictures of what weigh loss can look like in hope I can help others to not fall foul of what nearly happened to me. Mid illness before my operation the upper GI team was concerned about my weight loss after loosening nearly 40...
