I'm from PEI Canada, but have lived in Florida a long time.
I was diagnosed with esophageal cancer tumor and have had 28 radiation and chemo treatments. The good news is that the cancer is now gone. What was your husband's diagnosis?

Jane,
Is your sister's cancer squamous or adenocarcinoma? How has she managed to survive 5 years with a stage 4 diagnosis?
My wife was diagnosed with stage 3 squamous of the esophagus a year ago. She underwent chemo/radiation and esophagectomy with an excellent/perfect outcome but 6 months later has received a stage 4 diagnosis (metastatic to a distant lymph node). She's going to start Folfox next week, but we've been told that it's a "palliative" (doc's notes say "salvage") course of treatment, and our perception is that my wife most likely only has about 6-12 months left.
We're wondering if a stone has been left unturned, so we're interested to know how your sister has done so well.
Thanks,
Dave in NC