I was diagnosed with esophageal cancer, stage 3, squamous cell metastactic cancer(spread to the lymph nodes) in Sept. 2004. The surgery I went through removed my esophagus and a third of my stomach. After the surgery I went through three sessions of cisplatin and three of 5FU along with 5 weeks of radiation. During this time I tried reading everything I could on cancer. I have given up eating meat, any and all refined, processed, filtered etc. type of foods, fried foods and basically cooked food, along with all dairy products. My concentration is on fresh fruits and vegetables 4-5 times a day. I do eat turkey breast 100% whole wheat sandwiches. I take a number of supplements and vitamins twice a day (mostly antioxidents). I have a water machine that gives me water that is very high in alkaline (pH of 9.5, 2 quarts a day).
I learned Transentental Meditation and do it twice a day for 20 minutes each time. I bought a dog, walk every day and do some stretching.
My doctor has changed my visits to once every 3 months with CT Scan and bone scan every 4 months. "Knock on wood", I am determined to beat the odds of living 5 years after diagnosis.