Does speaking to a MacMillan nurse after endoscopy mean a cancer diagnosis?

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My dad has had some stomach issues the last few weeks and had a camera investigation earlier today. He just phoned me to say that they found a 'growth' on his oesphagus that was too large to fit the camera further down, but they 'don't know what it is'. He also said he spoke to a MacMillan nurse. He didn't use the word cancer except once where he sort of said it was cancer, but he mostly focused on telling me that they don't know what it is.

I'm just wondering for my own understanding (as he's currently being upbeat about it so I'm not going to tell him the answers from this thread!), would he have spoken to a MacMillan nurse if it might not be cancer? In other words, was my dad telling me clumsily that he has oesophegal cancer?

FWIW I was upbeat and positive on the phone, however, this is all a bit of a shock. Happened only 10 mins ago so please be gentle with me 😞

I had chemo.+ surgery+ chemo for oesphaegeal cancer 13 years ago when I was in late 60s.
They have really effective anti emetics these days and I coped well with chemo.
Everyone is different but you may find that he doesn't need you moving in with him during the chemo phase.
Maybe for a couple of weeks after surgery.
Two things - I was upset when scan after chemo to shrink tumour showed it wasn't smaller. But told that chemo causes scar tissue in tumor and that scan results don't always pick up which is dead stuff and which is active tumour.
It's very hard to predict what you will want to eat so you may want to wait and see.
I found sweet things ,( liquorice all sorts!! ) during chemo and had a yen for pork crackling after surgery and second chemo.
Counter intuitively crunchy stuff can go down more easily then soft spongy stuff.
Finally I found telling close ones very difficult; I didn't want to cope with their feelings when I was struggling with mine.
But my mother had a habit of making any problem.all.about her .