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Newly diagnosed with oesophageal cancer and the Fear

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Hi I was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer last month and I have had a laparoscopy and having an endoscopic ultrasound tomorrow. I wondered if anyone has any ideas how I can help the absolute overwhelming fear that I am experiencing. I am having really bad dreams and hardly sleeping. The smallest mention of cancer on TV sends me into a panic and I am so worried about upsetting my wife and 20 year old son. It seems to never leave my thoughts. 

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    I was diagnosed 31/2 years ago with oesophagus and lymph node cancer had 6 treatments of chemo and 2yrs immunotherapy and the cancer in the oesophagus is all but gone I still have it in my lymph nod in my neck and waiting to start immunotherapy again soon as I had a bad skin reaction. be strong..

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    I was diagnosed 31/2 years ago with oesophagus and lymph node cancer had 6 treatments of chemo and 2yrs immunotherapy and the cancer in the oesophagus is all but gone I still have it in my lymph nod in my neck and waiting to start immunotherapy again soon as I had a bad skin reaction. be strong..

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