Hi, Recently diagnosed with left tonsil cancer that has spread to base of tongue, soft palette and a few lymph nodes on left side. T3 N2 M0 hp positive.Had a small lump in neck since November but Gp only sent me for scan in April so it had grown quite...
Hi all, I've been diagnosed with a nasal cavity adenocarcinoma. Surgery next week. Radio 6 weeks after. I've been reading people talk about having jaws, eyes, soft pallet removed etc... Do people ever say, "No Doc. I'm not doing any of that..." I think...
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I’ve spoken on here a couple of times about my husband who has head and neck cancer (tonsil/throat) stage 4 aggressive he has been having 6 weeks radiotherapy and has 4 sessions to go he has attempted to have chemotherapy but rejected it and had a...
While the vaccine was originally introduced to target cervical malignancies, extensive research now shows it provides substantial, long-term protection against human papillomavirus (HPV)-driven throat and mouth cancers in both men and women.... BBC...
Hi all. I had finished 33 sessions of radiotherapy on 12th of June. Inoperable thyroid cancer. On the same day I was admitted to hospital, fitted with NG tube and stayed in hospital for 2.5 weeks when they tried to sort out my pain meds so I can go...
Hey everyone I’m hoping for some help and suggestions for my lovely Dad who is 4 weeks post radiotherapy on a neck lymph node and struggling with endless coughing cycles at night! he has a RIG and is nil by mouth as he has a fistula in his wind pipe...
So I’m now in week 5 and down to single digits for radiotherapy after today’s blast. Weeks 1 to 3 I had Cisplation given each Monday but after 3 session is absolutely buckled to the point I could barely get out of bed, I didn’t for a four days. I...
Hello, I'm being treated for nasopharyngeal cancer and am now in the 4th week of a 7 week course of radiotherapy having already had a 9 week chemotherapy course and 3 weeks of chemo radiation. The mucositis started in the second week of RT and it's...
Hi all, my husband is one week into chemo/radiation for hpv tonsil with lymph node’s. Over the weekend he has been suffering with constipation which has made him grumpy (hardly surprising). He is having his review tomorrow so I will ask then. He has had...
