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Just pop in whenever you'd like... we do them twice weekly as follows: Wednesdays, 6pm Eastern...

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Discussion: Post treatment depression

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Dec 25, 2023

Chemo is nasty. Last year - I had four FLOT infusions, one every two weeks. Plus...

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Discussion: Acupuncture for chemo side effects

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Aug 15, 2024

Good Morning I was diagnosed with esophageal cancer at the junction of my esophagus and stomach...

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Discussion: Esophageal cancer: How do you manage gastro and swallowing effects?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Aug 15, 2023

My husband has pretty much the same experience you do. Diagnosed about a year and a...

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Discussion: Excessive Mucus with Esophageal Cancer

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Jun 10, 2023

@hfoggy I'm glad to hear that your mom's latest scans showed no evidence of active disease...

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Discussion: Esophageal cancer metastasized and spreading quickly

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Jun 10, 2023

Natalie, I'm so sorry you are in the middle of this storm. It's frightening to feel...

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Discussion: My husband diagnosed 4 weeks ago -Esophageal Cancer- HELP

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Apr 27, 2024

Hi. I have just passed my 2 year anniversary. The cancer is gone after 35 radiation...

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Discussion: Just diagnosed with esophageal cancer.

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Apr 8, 2023

Hi there: it sounds like we have the same problem with mucus in your throat. I...

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Discussion: Throat Radiation After-Effects, Aspiration & Suffocating Mucous

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 2, 2023

Are you anywhere near a proton therapy facility? The reason I ask is because I was...

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Discussion: Squamous cell EC recurrence: Got questions about chemoradiation

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Apr 21, 2024

Yes, I've seen many who have changes in their PDL1 expression and HER2-Positivity... either in a...

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Discussion: Negative Discordance (HER2)

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Mar 15, 2024

Larry I remember going through the 28 days of chemo and radiation with numerous side affects....

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Discussion: 365 days later after surgery to remove esophageal cancer at Mayo

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Sep 6, 2023

My husband‘s surgeon at UCLA wanted to do his esophagectomy within 6 to 8 weeks after...

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Discussion: What is the timing for surgery (esophagectomy) after chemoradiation?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Aug 22, 2023

Jane, Is your sister's cancer squamous or adenocarcinoma? How has she managed to survive 5 years...

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Discussion: We are from Canada and my husband was just diagnosed yesterday.

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Aug 12, 2023

I had Stage 4 esophageal cancer w/chemo, radiation & a 10 hr. surgery. 1/3 of the...

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Discussion: Diagnosed with esophageal cancer Most scared of the Feeding Tube

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Jan 7, 2023

I'm really sorry about your husband's diagnosis. It's shocking news and leaves you with a kaleidoscope...

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Discussion: Brand new esophageal cancer diagnosis: What questions to ask?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Mar 1 10:04am

Hello @bxw3 and welcome to our little group. You mentioned a runny nose as a side...

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Discussion: Throat Radiation After-Effects, Aspiration & Suffocating Mucous

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Nov 7, 2024

Hi Snickers, I had a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in 2017. I had a history of Barretts...

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Discussion: Esophageal Cancer after Bariatric Surgery

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: May 12, 2023

Congratulations to mom for such a long life. Since she's had this EC tumor at the...

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Discussion: GE Junction Tumor continues to bleed, what is normal to expect?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Sep 3, 2024

You cone see me and we'll chat. This is interesting to me... his case. I've been...

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Discussion: Esophageal cancer and signatera

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Jul 26, 2024

I was diagnosed in 2020 and had proton beam radiation and chemo followed by surgery and...

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Discussion: Just diagnosed with gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma. Very scared

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Jan 25, 2024

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