Esophagal cancer

Hi, My dad 75 has been having trouble swallowing for about 4 weeks now and he's recently had a biopsy at the local hospital. The practitioner said it looks cancerous but wants to make sure and sent off his biopsy . He also had a full body ct scan the following day to see if anything had spread. My dad doesn't have any other symptoms or pains elsewhere..could this be very early stages?? I've read about it and if it's caught early the operation can resolve the problem...how severe is this? 

 

 

  • Hi Philc76,

    I'm sorry to read about the issues your dad has been having recently. It's really only the doctor/consultant or medical team who can advise on this as they're the ones involved in the care.

    The best thing to do is to wait for the results where you'll find out more, and to take things from there - no-one here can really say what this may be or how severe.

    I hope it's not too much longer for you to wait to find out more.

    Wishing you all the best,

    Ben
    Cancer Chat Moderator