Hi Scott.
I hope your results in June are A-OK!
I don’t think that my stage 2 esophageal cancer could have been diagnosed earlier. I had hurriedly eaten a piece of dry toast and scratched my throat, or so I thought. The scratch didn’t go away and my primary doc recommended the I take Zinc, which I already was doing. It was right before a vacation trip so I didn’t spend much time being concerned. A month later and back home, I still had that pesky scratchy feeling so I got set up for an endoscopy. The diagnosis was stage 2 to stage 3 esophageal cancer. My primary doc was upset she hadn’t been more proactive but I assured her that it was a common symptom of scratched throat. I don’t think I could have discovered it sooner.
Because I had DNA markers, my type of cancer doesn’t respond to chemo and radiation. Two months prior to my diagnosis, immunotherapy was approved as a standard treatment for this type, so my timing for what was a year of infusions and a successful outcome was perfect!
Best wishes to you. Scott.