Oesophagus cancer

I need some help please my husband has cancer we know he hasn’t long left but we are not being told or where to go what to do 2 wks ago we went to c his doctor and basically he just told us that my husband shouldn’t be here I completely broke down why have they not told him before this please help julie

  • Hello Julie and thank you for posting.

    I am sorry that you are confused about what is happening with your husband, but unfortunately, as we are not part of his care, we also would not know.

    If you have the contact details for his doctor or a specialist nurse it might help to call them and say that you do not know what is happening with his care. If the doctors feel that your husband is very poorly it may be that they are referring him to a local team, sometimes called a palliative care team, who can help support you all at home.

    Your husband's GP will also have copies of letters from any appointments you may have had which will be in your husband's notes.

    Take care Julie and I hope this gets sorted soon.

    If you want to talk things through with the nurses on the helpline then do call 0808 800 4040, lines are open mon-fri, 9-5.

    Sarah.