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Is your husband having proton or photon radiation? My husband was diagnosed with Stage 4 esophageal...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1542470/

Discussion: What happens during radiation for esophageal cancer?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Apr 4 8:10am

@cottonsunflower My husband also had proton radiation. He had it for 5 days a week for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1547119/

Discussion: What happens during radiation for esophageal cancer?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: 6 days ago

@ryc He is having proton radiation. Today is day 10.

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1547072/

Discussion: What happens during radiation for esophageal cancer?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: 6 days ago

@cottonsunflower, how did radiation go this week? How are you doing?

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1542305/

Discussion: What happens during radiation for esophageal cancer?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Apr 3 8:14pm

well i guess that radiation therapy is different now from when i had it in 2013...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1533114/

Discussion: What happens during radiation for esophageal cancer?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Mar 22 6:51pm

Its a personal decision. I didn’t have to do radiation because my cancer was less than...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1535559/

Discussion: 2 cm mass. Discovered by endoscopy

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Mar 26 7:10am

@cottonsunflower, thinking of you as you and your husband prepare for radiation starting on Monday. What...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1531621/

Discussion: What happens during radiation for esophageal cancer?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Mar 20 4:25pm

@cottonsunflower Please feel free to reach out any time. I didn't find this group until after...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1547294/

Discussion: What happens during radiation for esophageal cancer?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: 5 days ago

@bob141 Hi there. I was diagnosed stage 4 and Mayo recommended chemo/radiation and an esophogectomy. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1536505/

Discussion: 2 cm mass. Discovered by endoscopy

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Mar 27 10:19am

Saw the radiation doctor yesterday. My husband will get 27 radiation treatments beginning on the 23rd....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1525944/

Discussion: What happens during radiation for esophageal cancer?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Mar 13 10:42am

I am wondering if anyone on here has tried or heard of the PENTO protocol. pentoxifylline...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1534430/

Discussion: Has anyone had surgery to remove scar tissue?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 24 1:06pm

@rlrlavender well i i am in remission from stage 4 esophageal cancer after being diagnosed with...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1533958/

Discussion: Adenocarcinoma, stage 4, local metastatic.

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Mar 23 11:10pm

Hi from Tasmania, I had radio and chemotherapy together (finishing in April 2024) so may not...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1531828/

Discussion: What happens during radiation for esophageal cancer?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Mar 21 6:13am

Hi, and welcome! My husband was originally diagnosed with stage 4 squamous cell carcinoma of the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1532561/

Discussion: Chemoradiation Alone?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Mar 22 7:56am

For my husband, things became tougher after the second week of treatments. His ability to swallow...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1547248/

Discussion: What happens during radiation for esophageal cancer?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: 6 days ago

@colleenyoung yes, but Greg has swallowing issues not jaw issues as well as baroreflex issues. There...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1535278/

Discussion: Has anyone had surgery to remove scar tissue?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 25 4:19pm

@deengirl Also, his cancer is a bit different, so radiation was not needed.

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1508141/

Discussion: Chemo every two weeks for the rest of my life?!?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Feb 17 1:02pm

@colleenyoung thank you for checking on me! The radiation went great, he just had day 7...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1545091/

Discussion: What happens during radiation for esophageal cancer?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Apr 7 3:53pm

I only had stage 2 squammous cell and had radiation chemo then esophagectomy, try Liquid Hope...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1542406/

Discussion: What happens during radiation for esophageal cancer?

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Apr 4 6:51am

Ladybyrd I also had tugmor discovered via endoscopy. I had chemo and radiation which removed the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1535694/

Discussion: 2 cm mass. Discovered by endoscopy

Support Group: Esophageal Cancer

Posted: Mar 26 9:24am

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