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Radiation esophagus after effects
I’m looking for information, help, surgeries available, to help my 73 year old sister. I don’t live in same state and think she should go...
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What happens during radiation for esophageal cancer?
My husband has stage 3 esophageal cancer diagnosed December of 2023. He began chemo in January of 2024 getting that treatment every other week for...
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My treatment journey with chemo and radiation
6th day of radiation treatments and 2nd chemo today...did better than last weds as they added 25mg steroids and 4mg dexamethasone. did both infusions with...
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Radiation did not work, options now?
Hi, here's a brief summary of my case: - On dialysis for the last 28 years - Early Liver Cirrhosis from Hepatitis C infection (treated...
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Radiation, not a candidate for surgery: What to expect?
Just advised my 79 year old dad has esophageal cancer, tumor in his lower esophagus. He's doing radiation and isn't a candidate for surgery. I'm...
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Partial response after initial chemo/radiation
My husband was initially diagnosed with Stage 3 esophageal cancer in July of this year. He completed 3/5 planned chemo treatments and all but 2...
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Surgery no longer an option after chemo and radiation?
My has undergone chemo and radiation- and now the surgeon says he is to weak to recieve surgery - looking for a second opinion- stage...
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Voice damage after radiation: Will my voice recover?
I had esophageal adenocarcinoma stage 4 with no surgical option available. I had chemo and 25 days of radiation. My voice was a bit rough...
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After radiation: Tracheotomy, feeding tube and hard to swallow
After radiation I cannot even take a sip of water I have a tracheotomy and feeding tube 60 % of the time I suffer even...
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Throat Radiation After-Effects, Aspiration & Suffocating Mucous
I am a 61-year-old woman that finished the last of 35 radiation treatments last March 2020. Since then, I have had pneumonia and other lung...
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Is your husband having proton or photon radiation? My husband was diagnosed with Stage 4 esophageal...
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