Esophageal Cancer
Discussion List
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…