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Replies to "Alex I was diagnosed with EC several years ago. I had 28 days of chemo and..."
I like to read about folk who have forgone the surgery. I was diagnosed back in Feb. with stage III EC, median squamous cell. I also turned down surgery, since the stats seem to show no survival benefit. Instead, I had proton radiation with adjuvant chemo. My chemo had to be cut short at 60% of the usual regimen because of a bad reaction to the drugs which landed me in the hospital. I chose MD Anderson, because cancer is all that they do. I have been through Mayo for lymphedema following failed PAD surgery, so I was in a position to evaluate both...