Stomach Tumour Info

skinny malinky

My grandfather has a stomach tumour. Anyone have a percentage for the survival rate? He's 83yo. Just looking for cold hard info, no buttering up (I've experience of death at a young age so I can handle people just giving me facts and not trying to sugarcoat). I literally know nothing about tumours. Thanks in advance

CathyMoran

I am a 5 year oesophageal cancer survivor, I would suggest contacting the Irish Cancer Society.

skinny malinky

CathyMoran wrote: »

I am a 5 year oesophageal cancer survivor, I would suggest contacting the Irish Cancer Society.

Worried I'll just get the "sugarcoated info" that I mentioned above, but thanks, I'll give it a look anyway

CathyMoran

skinny malinky wrote: »

Worried I'll just get the "sugarcoated info" that I mentioned above, but thanks, I'll give it a look anyway

Ring them, they will be factual but nice.

CathyMoran

http://www.macmillan.org.uk/Cancerinformation/Cancerinformation.aspx Another good one, as is the BBC health section - though it is blunt.

skinny malinky

CathyMoran wrote: »

http://www.macmillan.org.uk/Cancerinformation/Cancerinformation.aspx Another good one, as is the BBC health section - though it is blunt.

This one is great, thanks a million.

You had cancer for five years?

CathyMoran

skinny malinky wrote: »

This one is great, thanks a million.

You had cancer for five years?

I am a 5 year survivor.

skinny malinky

CathyMoran wrote: »

I am a 5 year survivor.

Well done, that's very admirable. Thanks again for the advice.