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My dad originally had oesaphageal cancer , he received chemo before surgery but it didnt work..he now has stage 4 cancer in the lungs & major organs..
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Sounds like: a serious problem. Esophageal cancers have poor prognosis in general, because they are difficult to detect early and spread easily to adjacent and distant organs.
Answered 8/12/2018
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