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Oesophageal Cancer

Charlte212
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Hi everyone,

 

I'm new here!

 

Basically my dad has been diagnosed within Oesophagus cancer that has spread to the liver. That was back in January/February, he has also been lucky to have chemo since corona virus has kicked off, chemo is the only thing they can do as it has spread. 
He had a scan after 3x rounds of chemo, and it showed the liver and oesophageal tumour has shrunk. Plus he is both eating and drinking fine. 
It's just a worry as he has now had an 8 week break from treatment, then it's more than likely that it will have got bigger/spread again. 
There are so many emotions too with dealing cancer, just praying that it hasn't spread even more etc. 
 

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  • Hi Charlte212,

    Welcome to Cancer Chat. I'm sorry to read what your dad is going through at the moment. I can imagine this must be very difficult and I can understand your worries about the break from treatment. You don't mention why he has had the break from treatment, but if you have concerns about this it's best to speak to his doctor or medical team if you can.

    It's good to hear he is eating and drinking fine.

    It's always a worry when a loved one is going through something like this, and especially the concerns around treatment and so on. Try to take things a day at a time and focus on the wins and the positives if you can.

    I hope you find this forum useful too.

    Wishing you all the best,

    Ben
    Cancer Chat Moderator

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  • Hi Charlte212,

    Welcome to Cancer Chat. I'm sorry to read what your dad is going through at the moment. I can imagine this must be very difficult and I can understand your worries about the break from treatment. You don't mention why he has had the break from treatment, but if you have concerns about this it's best to speak to his doctor or medical team if you can.

    It's good to hear he is eating and drinking fine.

    It's always a worry when a loved one is going through something like this, and especially the concerns around treatment and so on. Try to take things a day at a time and focus on the wins and the positives if you can.

    I hope you find this forum useful too.

    Wishing you all the best,

    Ben
    Cancer Chat Moderator

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