We just found out that the esopageal has gone into the lover spine,,The are treating with radiation,,He was going in a couple of weeks ago to has the esopahus removed the did a pet and showed a small amount of cancer in the L4  what are the chances of serviving this
The radiation will help in controlling the disease and pain if present, to a period of 2 months and maintain quality of life. Once the cancer has spread to the spine it is an indication that the disease is not local anymore, it may pop up elsewhere in the body in the coming months. Patients survival can be approximated to 6 to 12 months.