[ReleaseTheHounds]

I’m a 14 year survivor of esophogeal cancer... very lucky to have found it early (at age 46) by a very good internist and then quickly referred to the best surgeon in the world at Sloan Kettering. 10 days elapsed from the time my tumor was “discovered/determined” and when it was removed. If I was living in Canada... well, I’d hate to consider the result.

Advice to fellow Freepers: when your body starts giving you signals, pay attention and get a good doc to look for the cause.

RIP, Rep. Tom Lantos.

[Mygirlsmom]

My father is also coming up on 13 years - his EC was also found very early. Best wishes to you - living with the repercussions of the surgery hasn't been easy, but it beats the alternative every time.

Prayers to the family of Tom Lantos.

[moonman]

"I’m a 14 year survivor of esophogeal cancerI’m a 14 year survivor of esophogeal cancer"

You were truely Blessed, given about a 5% survival rate.

I too was Blessed 13 years ago when I survived nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Took a tunor out below my brain and radiated 9 weeks. Lost 65 lbs. in 49 days.

Now I am entering my 5th week of radiation for throat/tongue cancer. Lost 32 lbs. so far. I need better diet and weight management programs than this! :)

[Enchante]

Congrats to a fellow survivor — I too am an “alum” of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Going on 5 1/2 years since my last surgery...... Cheers!

[Hacksaw]

I’m a 14 year survivor of esophogeal cancer... very lucky to have found it early (at age 46) by a very good internist and then quickly referred to the best surgeon in the world at Sloan Kettering. 10 days elapsed from the time my tumor was “discovered/determined” and when it was removed. If I was living in Canada... well, I’d hate to consider the result.

Early detection before metastasis is the key...

I had my form (testicular - but I have a spare) treated by surgery - followed by yearly cat scans. I wonder if it is rates or detection which is going up.

[Hacksaw]

I’m a 14 year survivor of esophogeal cancer... very lucky to have found it early (at age 46) by a very good internist and then quickly referred to the best surgeon in the world at Sloan Kettering. 10 days elapsed from the time my tumor was “discovered/determined” and when it was removed. If I was living in Canada... well, I’d hate to consider the result.

All comments about Lantos aside - I studied cancer in my last course, and once it gets a chance to get a foothold it literally takes over the cell's reproductive functions and transforms it into something completely alien.

[mad_as_he$$]

Dude......

[reg45]

If I was living in Canada...

If you had been living in Canada, you would have been dead for the last thirteen years.