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| Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 4,918 Likes: 67 OCF Founder Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | OCF Founder Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 4,918 Likes: 67 | The only difinitive test for cancer is biopsy. A barium swallow will show contours, defects, etc. but not be a positive test for cancer. The cautious thing to do at this stage would be to set yourself up on a monitoring program at 3 and 6 month intervals. You have had a surgical only solution to a problem. There is always the possiblity that a micro metastasis, too small to be detected in an MRI or CT may be out there. I would watch things, ( not fearfully, but prudently) for the next few years.
Brian, stage 4 oral cancer survivor. OCF Founder and Director. The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant. | | |
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