Follow ups after treatment.

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Hi,

Can you advise what happens after you have been told that your treatment was successful and you now have follow ups for 5 years until you are officially Cancer Free.

What do they do at these follow ups and downs you have anymore scans etc?

Just wanting to know the processes and what people have been through.

Much appreciated 

Sarah xx

  • I was seen every two months year one, every three year two and three then every six months years four and five. 
    I was split between Maxfac and oncology who saw me alternately. Oncologist did a neck feel and a nasoendoscope, Maxfac just a visual exam. 
    PET at 16 weeks. 
    At five years I was discharged from routine review but kept in the books. We are NED but never cancer free. 

    Dani 

    Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019

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  • Hi Sarah

    Routine reviews every 3 months for 2 years....then every six months for the next 3 years.

    Dental Hospital reviews every three months....so far....

    Fixed up with gum trays which I use daily with Duraphat.

    My own dentist has been told that I require 6 monthly check ups.

    Peter