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Father Diagnosis: Hereditary/Genetic Factor with Esophageal Cancer?
Hi, I just joined 3/12/2024 to gain knowledge. I must say after reading some of the posts about this journey that my 85 yr old...
18 months after esophageal Cancer Surgery, still on feeding tube
My husband was diagnosed with Esophageal Cancer and after radiation and chemo treatment underwent surgery December 2022. He had a J-tube installed. His recovery went...
2 years post surgery: Any tips for sleeping and eating?
Hi. I live in New Zealand and was diagnosed with a stage 4 adenocarcinoma of the oesophagus in September 22. I had intensive chemo twice...
New onset of Retching: What might be causing it? Gastric pull-up?
I had my esophagectomy seven years ago and then a recurrence three years ago and underwent chemo, proton radiation, and Keytruda. Two months ago I...
Helpful shopping list prior to esoph. cancer tmnts/ surgery
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Hello everyone! My husband was diagnosed with esophageal cancer (adenocarcinoma), stage 3, Oct. 7, 2023. We are fortunate to have 7 doctors, 3 nurses &...
How to manage high calorie diet for cancer with type 2 diabetes?
Hello! My husband is 2 wks done with chemo/radiation treatments for adenocarcinoma esophageal cancer. What a roller coaster! As his wife/caregiver, I'm doing just fine...
Stage 4 GEJ: Should we switch to MAYO?
Hi there,My husband has been diagnosed 2 months ago as "oligometastatic stage 4" with moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma. He's being treated in Texas but we're not...
Length of Time Before Treatment
I feel like it’s taking so long for my husband to get to the point of active treatment; is all of this waiting normal? He’s...
Stomach Pain and Folfox/Keytruda?
My husband has 2 more Folfox/ Keytruda treatments to go. His most recent CT scan on Sept. 12, showed no growth, no decrease in the...
My dad was diagnosed with Stage 4 esophageal, mets to liver
My dad was diagnosed with Stage IV adenocarcinoma in Oct 2022. Mets to liver and lymph nodes. We were told surgery was off the table...
Looking for others' experiences with Esophageal Cancer treatments
I am looking for folks that have been through this process, particularly in Phoenix. Any recommendations? I am in week 3 of Chemo and Proton...
Squamous cell EC recurrence: Got questions about chemoradiation
Hello, this is my first real post here, although I did reply to someone else's and related parts of our story. I'll try to give...
I am now a 76 year old male and had esophageal cancer 12 years ago
Hi .76 year old male who had osophagus cancer 12 years ago. I am from the uk. Mine started with barrets. Then turned to cancer...
Doctor said all margins were good, but still needs immunotherapy. Why?
My husband 71 years old has esphogeal cancer. Treatment of chemo, immunotherapy and radiation followed by surgery to remove tumor and esphogus . After surgery...
Brain Tumor WE NEED 🙏
Good morning, My husband was diagnosed 4/23 and went through several rounds of chemo, radiation, immunotherapy. (He is still doing immunotherapy). He was last scanned...
Esophageal cancer metastasized and spreading quickly
My husband was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer in September. He started chemo in October, along with immunotherapy. Was told there is no cure but...
Immunotherapy for Stage IVA SCCA of the middle esophagus
Last June 2023 I was cleared from Espohageal CA squamous carcinoma stage 4 after 28 series of radiation and 5 series of chemotherapy. And now...
Anyone out there performing self Esophageal dilation
Diagnosed in June, 2019 with Esophageal Cancer. Went through 7 rounds of Chemo, 34 radiation treatments, and surgery at the IU Health Simon Cancer Center...
Monitoring for reccurrence: What helps early detection?
Hello Warriors, new member here, and apologize in advance for the length of this question.Seven year EC survivor here, diagnosed late Stage 3B, T3N2M0 adenocarcinoma...
Recommend next steps for non-standard treatment?
We just came out of a consultation with esophageal cancer oncologist at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL. To say that it was shocking would be...