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3-year survival rate of those who have had esophagectomies at Mayo
Esophageal Cancer | Last Active: May 25 9:26pm | Replies (62)Comment receiving replies
Hello
This is my first post. My 77 year old mother was just diagniosed with esphogus cancer as well as in her tonsil area - not confirmed if related yet.
She had tonsil cancer on left side in 2011 but this seems to be a different type.
However, radiation is not an option since she had previously. We live in Idaho and are seeing her old oncologist at Stanford in two weeks, if not sooner.
If the Proton Beam a form of radiation? Sounds like it but want to confirm.
Appreciate all the information and feeling hopeful after reading so many posts.
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The proton system at Mayo is advanced radiation. The unit cost to purchase and install this system the way Mayo has done is the best and most costly. Unfortunately, there are radiation equipment manufacturers that claim their system is Proton but the operation of such equipment is nowhere near the efficiency that a patient would experience by going to Mayo. Pinpoint accuracy is what Mayo's equipment can achieve.
My prayers and best wishes are with you and your mom.
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Hi @hfoggy
I had esophageal cancer treatment at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa Florida which included 28 days of radiation and chemo. I used a feeding tube for several months while I could swallow was sips of water. Before that I had 3 chemo treatments followed by scan which showed the tumor in lower esophagul shrunk by 40%. I am now done with treatment as last PET scan showed no cancer in esophagus or local lymph nodes. The side affects where no fun, but I feel really blessed to be done for now. I will be getting PET scan every 3 months for the next year al least. I'm glad you feel hopeful. This is a great group to learn from. Have you had discussion about surgery versus radiation and chemo treatments?