Suspected H&N Cancer

Hi  Jammy

No point in trying to second guess the outcome, biopsies and scan will give a good idea of what is going on.

If it is HPV16+ cancer the cure rate is very good ....circa 90%..

Many lumps and bumps are not cancerous.

Please update the forum with your progress, plenty of sound advice and support from people who have walked in your shoes 

Take care and best of luck 

Peter 

Jammybenji94 said:

What should I be expecting, am I going to be told its a cancer and an MRI will confirm what stage and if its spread? Common sense tells me it's a problem if an MRI is needed even though I haven't had my results?

Hi Jammybenji94 

Welcome to our little group

The MRI will be to see if there is something else going on. Oropharyngeal cancer classic presentation is a swollen painless neck lymph node with the original cancer somewhere in the throat..usually tonsils. As Peter Says, most is caused by HPV infection and is curable . However...your age is in your favour. HPV cancer is on the rise and patients are getting younger (I was 67 but there are members here in their 50s) but 30 is pretty young.

Maybe the MRI is to exclude head and neck cancer and the blood test to look for something else. 

Hopefully you're OK. Fingers' crossed.

Hi Jammybenji94, welcome to the group, let's hope it is just a fleeting visit. I think the blood test is maybe because you will be having your MRI scan with contrast, which gives them a clearer view on the scan. There are lots of things that can give the symptoms you have got, which are not cancer. Let us know how you get on. 

Ray.

Hi try not to worth over 90% of referrals aren’t cancer. Fingers x you are one if them. Please try to keep busy and let us know the outcome 

Hazel 

Hi 

A warm Welcome from me .

Like the others have said it’s impossible to second guess at this point but having blood tests and MRI will help consultant form a better picture of what’s going on .

Keep that anxious brain busy watch endless tv series/ netflix do whatever you can to distract it as it will keep trying to overload you with what ifs….

See friends/family talk to them or mcmillan about how your feeling ( if possible) and please STAY OFF GOOGLE it had me dead and buried before I d even started treatment … Im very happy to say it worked  and I’m still here

Hope it all goes ok for you, support is here whenever you need it .

Debbie

Jammybenji94 said:

2 days before my results (today) I had a call telling me my results will be discussed over the phone

Did you hear from the hospital ?