Alva Review-Courier -

For several weeks, I've been reviewing my step-by-step esophageal cancer treatment. The cancer was first discovered around the first of July by Dr. Ransom at Share Medical Center. Then with that clue, I was advanced up the food chain to larger city medical imaging equipment.

The treatment has been every two week chemo therapy. We won’t know if the chemotherapy is doing its job until the four week schedule is complete. Part of the treatment includes regular lab tests from Share Medical Center that are sent to Dr. Craig Reitz. He discusses the results and decides on the next week's doses. Becaus...