Hi, my son, who is 37 has cancer of the oesophagus . He has just finished 4 rounds of flot chemotherapy to shrink the tumour ready for surgery. He has just received the results of his ct scan it has now spread to his lower spine and has been told they will not operate on his oesophagus now. It is now palliative care has anyone else been in this position. We are completely shell shocked.