Is it common for head and neck cancer swelling difficulty? How the patient get rid from such situation?
The patient is taking radiotherapy still
Hi Mkd. Yes very common. But tell us what the cancer is and where the swelling is. That would help us give you a better answer.
Time is generally the cure but there are things to help.
Dani
Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019
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