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Hi, just wondered if anyone else as suffered with base of tounge , and cancer in lymph nodes in the neck, radiotherapy got rid of the base of tounge cancer, but came back in lymph nodes in my neck, drug trial seems to be reducing that, but have had nothing...
Hi me again... ive had 2 sessions on my neck (radiotherapy) and already feeling some swelling and redness behind my ear,also feeling sickly... I've messaged the nurses and wonder if they might prescribe something.... day 3 later on today.. Any advice...
Hello again A routine MRI 3 yrs after first cancer (mouth) has revealed a likely new one to be dealt with by ENT team. I am losing weight v rapidly - now weigh less than when I was ten years old. I am told I can't have more radio. The ENT man says...
Have found the forums and chats useful as I’ve moved from diagnosis towards treatment, and thought it might be useful for me and others on a similar timeframe.
Hi started my radiotherapy on my neck today, and wondering if anyone can recommend suitable skin cream to use on the area targeted? Any advice welcome
I’m 12 weeks post treatment and other than the lymphoedema in my neck I’ve been doing well. However, today with the footy being back on I’ve had a good drink and started vaping again. I gave this up during treatment because I couldn’t physically do it...
Hello So we've just got back from seeing the oncologist and he's said the tumor in my husband's throat as grown after 3 cycles of Pembro immunotherapy treatment he said this can happen before it gets smaller so treatment will continue for another 2...
T4 - base of tongue Last radio session tomorrow - which I think I'm going to cancel. The damage caused by the radio to my tongue just seems to be mounting each day. Today, I could barely drink and was unable to eat because of something digging into...
Hi all. 33 sessions of radiotherapy for thyroid cancer finished in June. I am 42. Before starting I had hospital dental appointment to check if any of my teeth needs removing, etc. Everything was fine, no removals. I was given advice on dental...
Hi all. I'm 3 months from finishing my 33 sessions of radiotherapy for thyroid cancer. Can anyone who had head and neck radiotherapy share a thought about healing of the inside of the neck please? Basically I feel things happening inside of my neck...
