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Esophageal Cancer

Archives for May 2016

Starting new treatment..Cyramza and Taxol
Hi, My husband was diagnosed with esophageal adenocarcinoma in June of 2014. He has gone through all the regular treatments: Chemo, Radiation and surgery to remove 2/3 rds of the esophagus and 1/3 rd of stomach and at that time was stage 3 with a couple of suspicious lymph nodes removed. His first scan after this treatment…
5 Years NED
Well it's been five years since my July 2011 T3N0M0 diagnosis. The tumor was located near the trachea and I went through the standard chemo and radiation and was NED in October 2011. Four months later followed up with 3 1/2 months of weekly Taxol infusions. No surgery required in my case. Doesn't get any better than that!
Esophageal Cancer~HOW IT’S DIAGNOSED & STAGED~Info 4 “rjollie” & Others Who Need 2 Know
Dear “rjollie” – You’re a brave sister to dig this deeply into the intricacies of how Esophageal Cancer is diagnosed and staged. This info is taken from an American Cancer “pdf” file. No believe it or not, I’m not going to put the entire 59 page document here…at one time. J It would appear that some medical doctors want…
"rjollie" Re your brother with EC-Can you send me a pvt message
Hello again - I took a great amount of time giving you some additional info, and once again my message keeps getting BLOCKED! Perhaps you would just like to communicate via private regular e-mail. However, the info I provide here is valuable to others as well. Sorry this site cannot get the software program "FIXED' so that…
Let's make every day "Esophageal Cancer Awareness DAY!"
Hello to all our Esophageal Cancer patients & caregivers The word is getting around. Earlier I reminded everyone that APRIL IS ESOPHAGEAL CANCER AWARENESS MONTH. See: http://csn.cancer.org/node/301537 Now there is a write-up about the Proclamation that our Governor of Virginia issued recognizing April as Esophageal Cancer…
Choosing a doc/hospital
Hello - My dad has just been diagnosed with esophageal adnocarcinoma with at least one node involved. He's pet scanning today. I am trying to figure out who are the rock star docs for EC. I see anecdotal stories of good experiences at Mayo and MD Anderson and Sloane... But how do you choose where? We live closest to Wash…
Mom with esophageal cancer
Hi everyone, My mom who is 72 was diagnosed with esophageal cancer stage 3 maybe 4 with lymph node involvement, in February. A pet scan revealed a spot on her lung but one Dr. Felt it might be scar tissue. The surgeon won't do the surgery because of her age. My question is is has anyone her age had the surgery and gotten…

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