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Esophageal cancer treatment: Anyone have good experiences to share?
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...
Support Group: Esophageal Cancer
Last active: Apr 9, 2025
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GE Junction Tumor continues to bleed, what is normal to expect?
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,...
Support Group: Esophageal Cancer
Last active: Mar 16, 2025
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Hoping for thoughts on my decision to forego the surgery for cancer
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...
Support Group: Esophageal Cancer
Last active: Aug 18, 2025
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Anyone having excessive mucous problems following 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...
Support Group: Esophageal Cancer
Last active: Oct 24, 2023
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Treatment options
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...
Support Group: Esophageal Cancer
Last active: Aug 9, 2025
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When will I know the treatment was successful?
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...
Support Group: Esophageal Cancer
Last active: Jun 3, 2024
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Anyone had small bowel obstruction/scar tissue at feeding tube site?
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...
Support Group: Esophageal Cancer
Last active: Oct 24, 2023
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Anyone finishing up treatment with Opdivo Immunotherapy after surgery?
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...
Support Group: Esophageal Cancer
Last active: Mar 15, 2024
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Change in treatment
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...
Support Group: Esophageal Cancer
Last active: Jun 2, 2025
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Recently diagnosed with Esophageal Cancer SCC.
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...
Support Group: Esophageal Cancer
Last active: Sep 26, 2024