Hitch..I am a survivor of esophageal cancer and am not an expert, but highly suggest that you get even more opinions outside the UK. The best path to survival is usually via surgery first rather than weakening your system with chemo. I made that difficult decision and am now 7 years cancer free without chemo. Very tough operation, but I am glad that I did that first. Since you no doubt have your own resources, I recommend you see Dr. Demeester at USC Hospital in LA..a renown surgeon and expert at this disease.
Congrats to you and your good news.
I’m glad to hear that you are free of this dread disease, Oldexpat!
Please copy and paste your message to Hitch in the appropriate box at Twelve. They are his publishers. Maybe they will give the message to him, or he will see it.
God bless.
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He became an American citizen some years ago. I think he lives here in LA.
Five-year cancer survival rates bear this out. For leukemia, the American survival rate is almost 50 percent; the European rate is just 35 percent. Esophageal carcinoma: 12 percent in the United States, 6 percent in Europe. The survival rate for prostate cancer is 81.2 percent here, yet 61.7 percent in France and down to 44.3 percent in England - a striking variation.
http://www.thenewamerican.com/reviews/correction-please/626-bad-economics-a-medicine
“Hitch..I am a survivor of esophageal cancer and am not an expert, but highly suggest that you get even more opinions outside the UK.”
He lives in the US and is a US citizen now.