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Esophageal Cancer
Archives for February 2016
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Have pain in left-chest, shoulder, after Ivor-Lewis operation
Hello, I had Ivor-Lewis operation almost four years ago. Since that time, when I push myself physically. I sometimes get extreme "pressure" pain in my left upper chest and left shoulder. Its probably happened 8 or 9 times since my surgery. Its always after I've spent a considerable amount of time working on knees, bending…
Esophageal cancer and dairy products
I did some research on which coutries (or race) have the most people suffering esophageal cancer. That search was not difficult. It is Chinese people by far from others. Then I was thinking what could be the reason behind this. Then I remembered that I heard once about lactose intolerance is the biggest among Asian people.…
Looking for Surgeon
My brother, age 54 was diagnosed with stage II adenocarcinoma and is entering his last week of chemo/radiation. The search for a surgeon has begun. After reading these boards we are hoping minimally invasive will be an option for him. Can anyone recommend an experianced surgeon in the NYC area? I am reading good things…
Immunotherapy
My husband was diagnosed in January 2013 with Stage III Squamous Cell. He was 36 when diagnosed - active, heathly, non-smoker, lean and no family history. He did chemo/radiation for 6 weeks then surgery. He had clear scans until December 2014 when a tumor came back at the interesection site and a lymph node. He went…