How Long Do You Live With Esophageal Cancer?

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How Long Do You Live With Esophageal Cancer?

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Answer 1

Hi my dad has esophageal cancer stage 3 ,, he has lost so much weight . And can not breath very well. As his right lungs has fill with fluid. And we think this is all so affected .. With cancer . He is on steroids. And about start chemo.. Has had surgery. To remove the tumor but it came back . He can't have radiotherapy. As he is to weak and ill. How long do you think he has left .. And do you thin alternative treatment help..thanks.....julia

Answer 2

My father was diagnosed exactly 3 years ago and they said he had 6 weeks to live...he had chemo and radiotherapy and though his health did gradually worsen...he is now virtually blind etc, he is only on death's bed now...went into hospital last night and we don't know the prognosis, but the point is they can iive maybe 2/ 2 1/2 years if lucky.

Answer 3

My mother in law is living with esophageal cancer II stage how much time it will take to turn into III stage ?

Answer 4

You can never give an answer to how long does someone have to live. But I can tell you that my father died of esophageal cancer and from the time he was diagnosed to the time he died was about 3 or 4 years. But during that time, he had chemo treatments, had to get a feeding tube, lost a ton of weight....chemo is miseriable and it is not a cure.

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Anonymous answered

It would depend on what stage the cancer is at , and also everyone is different ,so it would depend on how fast the cancer spread x

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I was told I had barretts esophgus 2 years ago and had a nissen fundaplcation now I'm have the same symptoms I had before as well as lots of pain behind the breast bone it my cocern that when they do the egd in two weeks that there going to tell me that the pre cancerous change in my esophgus has progressed I don't know if anyone can tell me what there experince was but my is that I'm lossing wieght have a hard time eating do to the pain lots of pain and presure behind the breast bone easily tired don't now if this is anything like what any you all have gone thur