My aunt had esophageal cancer a few months ago, she beat it, was cancer free. The last 6 weeks she had a small bump on her head it got a little bigger, we thought it was a cyst and so did her doctor. She went to a demacologist last week had a byopsy and they say its cancer, its from the esophageal cancer...What does that mean? It spread? Can she make it?
Hi, Thanks for writing in. Cancer is a difficult condition to treat, and its progress cannot be predicted. The treatment changes with response to therapy and the appearance of any clinical sign including lump anywhere in the body during recovery must not be ignored. As there is biopsy proven cancer in the bump on her head, it looks like the cancer has spread to that area. Please get a full body PET CT scan done to know if the cancer has spread to other areas as well. As the cancer has spread to the head region therefore presently she has stage 4 cancer and in this situation the survival is on an average 6 months to 2 years though few people with this problem can survive for a longer duration if treatment is started at the earliest and the cancer spread can be controlled. Please consult her oncologist and have a detailed discussion and investigation to assess her situation completely and provide adequate treatment.