I am wondering if anyone can help confirm if what I am feeling is normal. I am 40 and was diagnosed with tongue cancer in November last year. I underwent surgery to remove the cancer from my tongue and a neck dissection. They removed 41 lymph nodes and...
Hi everyone. Looking forward to some well needed advice! I went to doctors with a lump on the left hand side of neck. After biopsy cancerous cells were found in one lymph node. Sent for CT Scan then PET Scan and a tiny growth was found down from left...
Hi I had base of tongue cancer 2 years ago. I had tors surgery, neck dissection and RT. I’m constantly getting sinus infections I’ve had scans etc and all good. Is anyone else suffering with the same? I’m struggling to concentrate at work!
Hi all. I am new to this forum. I was diagnosed with head and neck cancer earlier this year. I have had 6 weeks of chemo and radio therapy that finished 3 weeks ago. I have a feeding tube in. Currently really struggling mentally as little improvement...
Hi everyone. My name is Andrew. I was diagnosed with throat cancer Hpv+ on the 7th April 2026. The tumor was on my right toncil and foing downwards into my throat. I had Tors Surgery surgery and Neck disection and removal of an area of my tongue on...
Hi, I was referred back in early Feb to check out a hard, painless lump in my neck. After a biopsy, it was confirmed as Metastatic SCC of Basaloid morphology in my lymph nodes (bit of a mouthful), positive for HPV16. After a CT scan, PET scan and...
I was diagnosed in March and my tumor is in my upper right side and large. I am trying to delay surgery until I get out of school (I am a teacher) . I am 74 and in good health but I support my family, including a great grandson. Can somebody who has gone...
I had an appointment w my doctor in the 13 of April am not mentioning naes but I have just went through cancer I had a lump on my neck I had it for just under a year for them to cut the lump out and a started radiotherapy about a week or week and a half...
Morning All and thank you for having me in this group. I've just reached my 5 year mark since finishing 6 weeks of brutal chemotherapy and radiotherapy for tongue cancer. I know I should be over the moon (Im alive after all!!) but my long lasting...
Hi All! I am looking for peers to share the experience and the survival rate as I was told this is a rare cancer. I tried looking for info online but most are related to Saliva Gland Cancer. Thank you in advance! PonyWai
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