Gi Juncion Cancer

My brother who is only 41 yrs old was just diagonosed with GI Junction cancer.  H e has 2 daughters very young, and a great wife. We arell devestated.   Will chemo therapy give him an optimistic survival rate?

                                                   Sincerely,

                                                      LK

On 2/23/2008 littled1258 wrote:

My brother who is only 41 yrs old was just diagonosed with GI Junction cancer.  H e has 2 daughters very young, and a great wife. We arell devestated.   Will chemo therapy give him an optimistic survival rate?

 

                                                   Sincerely,

                                                      LK

We are saddened by your news.  You are on the right track by using this message center as one of your weapons against this cancer.  One of the first steps for him is to have his cancer staged.  This means that you find out the extent of the cancer and if it has spread to any other sites in his body.  This is important as the treatment decision will be based largely on the stage.  After that, his option are generally chemo and/or surgery.  Keep searching the web; it is a great tool for this type of research. 

He should obtain second opinions on any treatment options and he should also ask as many questions as he can think of.  The short range goal is to ensure that the cancer does not progress; the long run is a cure.

 Do not put much faith in the prognosis and/or survival rates you are bound to come across, once again many of these numbers are due to cancers being very extensive prior to being diagnosed.

Good luck and keep us posted.

Steve

Hartford, CT

43 year old spouse had Stage IV (meaning it had spread to her liver) in March of 07 and has been in remission (meaning no cancer shows on scans) since August of 07 but remains on chemo as a preventative treatment.

On 2/23/2008 momwithkids wrote:

 

On 2/23/2008 littled1258 wrote:

My brother who is only 41 yrs old was just diagonosed with GI Junction cancer.  H e has 2 daughters very young, and a great wife. We arell devestated.   Will chemo therapy give him an optimistic survival rate?

 

                                                   Sincerely,

                                                      LK

We are saddened by your news.  You are on the right track by using this message center as one of your weapons against this cancer.  One of the first steps for him is to have his cancer staged.  This means that you find out the extent of the cancer and if it has spread to any other sites in his body.  This is important as the treatment decision will be based largely on the stage.  After that, his option are generally chemo and/or surgery.  Keep searching the web; it is a great tool for this type of research. 

He should obtain second opinions on any treatment options and he should also ask as many questions as he can think of.  The short range goal is to ensure that the cancer does not progress; the long run is a cure.

 Do not put much faith in the prognosis and/or survival rates you are bound to come across, once again many of these numbers are due to cancers being very extensive prior to being diagnosed.

Good luck and keep us posted.

Steve

Hartford, CT

43 year old spouse had Stage IV (meaning it had spread to her liver) in March of 07 and has been in remission (meaning no cancer shows on scans) since August of 07 but remains on chemo as a preventative treatment.

 

On 2/24/2008 littled1258 wrote:

 

On 2/23/2008 momwithkids wrote:

 

On 2/23/2008 littled1258 wrote:

My brother who is only 41 yrs old was just diagonosed with GI Junction cancer.  H e has 2 daughters very young, and a great wife. We arell devestated.   Will chemo therapy give him an optimistic survival rate?

 

                                                   Sincerely,

                                                      LK

We are saddened by your news.  You are on the right track by using this message center as one of your weapons against this cancer.  One of the first steps for him is to have his cancer staged.  This means that you find out the extent of the cancer and if it has spread to any other sites in his body.  This is important as the treatment decision will be based largely on the stage.  After that, his option are generally chemo and/or surgery.  Keep searching the web; it is a great tool for this type of research. 

He should obtain second opinions on any treatment options and he should also ask as many questions as he can think of.  The short range goal is to ensure that the cancer does not progress; the long run is a cure.

 Do not put much faith in the prognosis and/or survival rates you are bound to come across, once again many of these numbers are due to cancers being very extensive prior to being diagnosed.

Good luck and keep us posted.

Steve

Hartford, CT

43 year old spouse had Stage IV (meaning it had spread to her liver) in March of 07 and has been in remission (meaning no cancer shows on scans) since August of 07 but remains on chemo as a preventative treatment.

 

 

Thank you for giving me hope.  I am not sure what stage my brothers cancer is in but I do know that it has spread to his liver.  He has 2 lesions on his liver one is 1 cm and the other is 2 cms.  I still have faith

Unfortunately, due to it having spread to his liver, it is Stage IV already.  My wife also had Stage IV and she is now in remission.  This means that there is no detectable cancer in her body.  Her original GI tumor was 1-2 cm and she had a single liver tumor of about 2-3cm.  It took only 6 rounds of chemo (each round being 3 weeks long) to get rid of both tumors.  However, the concern is that once it has spread then it may show up in many places.  I am sad to hear his news.  For my wife it was devistating.  However, she has kept up her faith and determination not to let it win and has done great so far. 

 They should present him with chemotherapy options.  Most utilize a combination of drugs to kill it.  Keep in mind my advice of always seeking a second opinion.  One of the biggest concerns I have had in my wifes treatment is that much is unknown and therefore simply an educated 'guess' as to what path is the right one.

It will be a long journey for him but hopefully one that is successful. 

Steve

Hartford, CT 

On 2/24/2008 momwithkids wrote:

 

On 2/24/2008 littled1258 wrote:

 

On 2/23/2008 momwithkids wrote:

 

On 2/23/2008 littled1258 wrote:

My brother who is only 41 yrs old was just diagonosed with GI Junction cancer.  H e has 2 daughters very young, and a great wife. We arell devestated.   Will chemo therapy give him an optimistic survival rate?

 

                                                   Sincerely,

                                                      LK

We are saddened by your news.  You are on the right track by using this message center as one of your weapons against this cancer.  One of the first steps for him is to have his cancer staged.  This means that you find out the extent of the cancer and if it has spread to any other sites in his body.  This is important as the treatment decision will be based largely on the stage.  After that, his option are generally chemo and/or surgery.  Keep searching the web; it is a great tool for this type of research. 

He should obtain second opinions on any treatment options and he should also ask as many questions as he can think of.  The short range goal is to ensure that the cancer does not progress; the long run is a cure.

 Do not put much faith in the prognosis and/or survival rates you are bound to come across, once again many of these numbers are due to cancers being very extensive prior to being diagnosed.

Good luck and keep us posted.

Steve

Hartford, CT

43 year old spouse had Stage IV (meaning it had spread to her liver) in March of 07 and has been in remission (meaning no cancer shows on scans) since August of 07 but remains on chemo as a preventative treatment.

 

 

Thank you for giving me hope.  I am not sure what stage my brothers cancer is in but I do know that it has spread to his liver.  He has 2 lesions on his liver one is 1 cm and the other is 2 cms.  I still have faith

Unfortunately, due to it having spread to his liver, it is Stage IV already.  My wife also had Stage IV and she is now in remission.  This means that there is no detectable cancer in her body.  Her original GI tumor was 1-2 cm and she had a single liver tumor of about 2-3cm.  It took only 6 rounds of chemo (each round being 3 weeks long) to get rid of both tumors.  However, the concern is that once it has spread then it may show up in many places.  I am sad to hear his news.  For my wife it was devistating.  However, she has kept up her faith and determination not to let it win and has done great so far. 

 They should present him with chemotherapy options.  Most utilize a combination of drugs to kill it.  Keep in mind my advice of always seeking a second opinion.  One of the biggest concerns I have had in my wifes treatment is that much is unknown and therefore simply an educated 'guess' as to what path is the right one.

It will be a long journey for him but hopefully one that is successful. 

Steve

Hartford, CT 

 

Steve,

Thank you very much for your kind words.  I am very happy to hear that your wife is in remission now.  I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers. I hope that your wife continues to get better and she remains without this devestating disease. May God bless you both.

                                                           Sincerely,

                                                           Lori Kaiser

                                                          Philadelphia, PA.