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My friend was diagnosed with oesophogus cancer 1year ago had a stent in whent for a scan cancer not got bigger no organs affected could that be good?

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Dr. Tracy Berg answered

Specializes in General Surgery

Depends: Hopefully your friend had more than just a stent placed. A newer esophageal cancer treatment, strip off the inside lining of the esophagus, where the cancer is located, then stent. ? Other treatments, medications, chemotherapy, acid blocker?? In general not spreading and not growing, is GOOD. Okay to ask questions to your friend, go with friend to next appointment. Help your friend to be well.

Answered 1/16/2015

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Obviously!: Yes,Cancer of the esophagus is typically progressive with time. Most patients get into trouble with further tumor growth and spread. But there are exceptions in that some tumors are slow growing. He should be reassessed by his oncologists and if the tumor is still localized, perhaps he might be a candidate for local therapy with Surgery or radiotherapy(unless already used). His oncologist can reas

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