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Looking for others' experiences with Esophageal Cancer treatments
Esophageal Cancer | Last Active: Sep 9, 2023 | Replies (98)Comment receiving replies
Why no surgery once they had this sumbitch on the run? Were you stage 2 or 3? Did your oncologist or tumor board not suggest the esophagectomy? Curious.
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Lori
The doc said surgery was possible, but she recommended not doing surgery based on age 78 and overall health. As it turned out the radiation and chemo worked well. The tumor shrunk 40% after first 3 treatments. The surgery to remove section of your esophagus is major surgery. I'm curious if your doc explained difference between surgery and radiation/chemo treatment and health factors?