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Frequent diarrhea after treatment for stage 2 esophageal cancer

Esophageal Cancer | Last Active: Apr 20 11:18am | Replies (9)
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@donnawmsbrady

Thanks again, Gary...I got a few more answers when we saw the radiation oncologist today.
John's cancer was between stages 2 and 3. His lymph nodes were at 0, no cancer found. The tumor was squamous cell. Margins were positive...he explained that this meant the tumor came to the outer edge of esophagus (all the way through). He had 25 proton radiation treatments and 5 chemotherapy treatments.

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mrgvw | @mrgvw | Apr 19 6:09pm

Ok... at this point I think I'll drop this one. Things still don't add up for me. Because of all the things we have done as patients to determine if we have EC, and what stage we're at... the biopsy is what matters most. There's no mistaking EC when it is seen by a pathologist under a microscope. PET scans are a piece of the puzzle, along with EUS, but are not always a definitive piece. So I'm wondering how two endoscopies could be done (EGDs or EUSs?)... and biopsies saw no cancer? Did they biopsy the wrong locations? I find that strange since the GI doctor was sure it looked malignant and was EC. Just puzzling to me... along with a few other things. But I'm happy things are moving along and hopefully NED status remains attainable.

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