Hiii,, I have been diagnosed with nasopharyngeal cancer and have just finished chemotherapy treatment. The next phase of treatment is radiotherapy with chemotherapy. Recently I have been referred for Proton Beam Therapy via by my private health insurance...
Hi My husband was diagnosed with cancer of the voice box in December. From Jan to March he had chemotherapy - 6 cycles of cisplatin and 30 doses of radiotherapy. He is slowly recovering, eating and drinking normally, exercising and working (mainly from...
Hi All. Jumping on here as I can't find what I am looking for. Yoga link looks good, will look into. There were a couple of people who mentioned other exercises, but I can't find them. Basically, I am 2 1/2 post treatment and struggling with how to...
Just thought I’d mention this exciting trial taking place at Southampton Hospital. Basically they’ve developed a mRNA based vaccine designed to prevent reoccurrence of HPV related head and neck squamous cell carcinomas, or to deal with or slow them down...
Hi all, I recently posted to introduce myself - I was diagnosed with hpv+ SCC in my right tonsil, with a suspected lymph node that was next to the tumour and slightly enlarged. I opted for surgery first to see if the node was involved, so 2 weeks ago...
I'm eating a lot better now and are hopefully having my peg out on Monday. I had a big delivery of Fortisips on Thursday, even though I still had loads left over and now have nearly a dozen boxes of 24 I asked my nutritionist if Nutricia would...
Hi everyone, I was diagnosed just before Christmas (not the best Christmas present I’ve ever received!). The Cancer is in my left tonsil and has spread to a lymph node in my neck. The good news is the oncology consultant is confident he can fully cure...
I have had some test results back today but don't really understand it. They are awaiting the results of a "P16 status" and there is cancer in the "left arytenoid" Lastly, "small lymph nodes show on left side, needle biopsy suggests that there reactive...
Hi everyone I had chemo and radiotherapy Aug- Oct 2021 for left tonsilar cancer (HPV) plus one lymph node. I had 2 x chemo and 35 radios. I spent 2 weeks in hospital due to dehydration . I've had, like others, multiple ulcers in my mouth and one particularly...
Hello. Finished treatment for tonsil and lymph nodes cancer 7 weeks ago. Any advice for what to use during day for dry mouth and throat. Already using Oralieve spray and the biotene gel . Any other products you recommend please?
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