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Esophageal Cancer
Archives for October 2018
Discussion List
Uncle Mike~Stage IV Esophageal Cancer~helpful references & info 4U
Dear Uncle Mike You’ve obviously come to a good site to find out more about your cancer. You state that your diagnosis is Stage IV Esophageal Cancer. However, you are talking about having surgery! Usually Stage IV EC patients are treated palliatively, with chemo and/or radiation. So I’m wondering if you have had a SECOND…
Small Cell Carcinoma
HIs anyone out there dealing with Small Cell Carcinoma, please reach out to me. I am almost 10 years survivor of Small Cell Carcinoma, it was in my liver, my Stomach and my pelvic. you can beat it, reach out to me with any questions so i can share my story with you, and be of some support along your journey. Believe and…
Need surgeon advice
Good evening, im sorry if this is on here already. I couldn’t find it when I searched. My husband was just diagnosed with T2N1 EC. I have worked I radiation therapy for 25 years so I’m no stranger to this disease but it’s very different when it hits home. Based on my experience, I feel he will have pre-op chemoradiation…
Update
I am writing a quick update as I haven’t been on this site since Summer! It has been a heck of a ride! My husband was diagnosed with stage 3 adenocarcinoma of the Esophagus aprox a year ago! He had chemo, radiation and then open thoracic surgery! The docs thought they got it all with no post chemo to be given! His surgery…
Help please
Can someone please tell me what all this means my dad has stage 3 esophageal cancer and is in the hospital now because of pain and his feeding tube fell out then he started checking and his o2 kept dropping he is on 4 liters of o2 now. EXAM: TWO-VIEW CHEST X-RAY, 10/01/2018 REASON FOR PROCEDURE: 63-year-old outpatient…