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Has anyone decided not to have surgery after the first round of chemo?

Esophageal Cancer | Last Active: Dec 12, 2025 | Replies (19)
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In deciding on surgery, it's a good idea to look at the SANO study out of Holland. In my case, declining surgery had a lot to do with age (86)...

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cromme50 | @cromme50 | Oct 24, 2025

@earle My husband also declined the surgery at age 81.
For those interested, here is a link to the SANO trial
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-2045(25)00027-0/abstract
Another article of interest for decision making on surgery
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34191461/
It is upon us individually to choose wisely based on our our life stage and disease status.

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joe6000 | @joe6000 | Oct 29, 2025

@earle

Hi,

Did you have any treatments? My dad is 85 and is scared of the radiation and chemo treatments. He is opting for hospice. But with the VA he can also have treatments so I am wondering how you tolerated either of those. Surgery is not an option for him because he is 85.

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