Hi Donna,
I couldn't believe when I saw your message. Yes, it is so hard to find info on ESRD and cancer. My dad has ESRD and was diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer in November. He completed two weeks of Whole Brain RAdiation and actually now has pneumonia, but hopefully we can start him on some form of chemo shortly. I am discussing this with the docs tomorrow.
He is being treated at a large cancer center in Philadelphia. Locally when the docs would see or here ESRD and cancer, I think they thought I should try nothing and just put him immediately into hospice. Where I live, you cannot be on Hospice and still get dialysis. So, he is not on hospice. He is limited to what chemo he can get because of the kidney disease, but there are some options for him. I have found in this larger center that dialysis is just a small obstacle for him and the neprologists are just his consult there. They do continue with his dialysis, all my doctors respect that and it is just a way of life. My dad hates dialysis, too; however, he is fully aware of the alternative and we just take it one day at a time.
Good luck, Donna
Linda