Esophageal Cancer Support Group

Hi all, here's a brief summary of my medical history: - On dialysis for the last 28 years - Early Liver Cirrhosis from Hepatitis C...

My sister was diagnosed with stage 4 esophageal cancer and has lost a lot of weight. She has a feeding tube in her stomach and...

Hi all, my sister (38 years old, non smoker, living in Germany) got diagnosed 9 months ago with Stage4 EC in the upper part of...

Dad (69) had been to different doctors complaining of pain when swallowing (diagnosed with dysphagia and given Omeprazole) for about a year before he was...

yesterday i received news that my pet scan shows a small nodule in my lung and a suv3 gastrohepatic lymph node...so instead of stage 2...

Today they put in my husband’s chemo port, j-tube, radiation markers, and do laparoscopic exploration. I’m glad we’re moving forward but also very nervous. The...

I just started contacting a clinical trials group to see what might be right for my stage 3 cancer. I don't like the current options...

My husband was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in Jan 2023. His cancer has spread to the top of his stomach. He has had constant bloating...

Hello troops. Does anyone have any good news about their treatments? All I've been reading are horror stories. Not very encouraging at all. I'm on...

My 93yr old mother was diagnosed with GE junction tumor last fall and had started to spread to cardia of stomach. Too weak for surgery,...

Its been 18mo since the surgery. I've completed chemo, radiation and now 12 mos. of immunotherapy.. We've been through all the expected and a great...

Gastro biopsy shows 3 cm squamous tumor mid chest. Surgeon says CT shows nothing to suggest surgery is not an option, but we need PET...

I had an endoscopic ultrasound and some other rooting around in my throat today, and then a meeting with my surgeon which was good but...

When will I know the treatment was successful. At that time I could not swallow whole food. I was diagnosed with a cancerous tumor in...

My husband was diagnosed in January and was staged T2N2M0. The oncologist said he was stage 4. I do not understand that. He has had...

I’m 63 yr old female & was diagnosed w/ esophageal cancer 8-28-2020. never smoked, No acid reflux, didn’t drink excessively. I went to MD Anderson...

Had Minimally Invasive I-R surgery at Mayo Phoenix 2 weeks ago and feel great. Surgery recovery thus far was way better than I expected. Pathology...

I was just diagnosed 8/20 with Esophageal Cancer SCC. I am headed to Mayo 9/17. It is a very large tumor, 8.5cm in the lower...

Hi, Mom, 57 was diagnosed with Stage 3(T3 N0 M0, HER2+) in GE junction, back in April. Treatment completed 7/10: - FLOT (Oxaliplatin and 5FU)...

I was diagnosed with stage 4 esophageal cancer in 2019. I went through chemo and radiation and the team decided surgery could be an option....