Hi everyone, I wanted to share a bit of my journey and ask for some advice or shared experiences. I was diagnosed with base of tongue cancer after initially going to the doctor about a lump in my neck.After a number of tests, I was told on my...
Hi everyone. I have joined this group to get support for my mum and myself. my mum is an extremely fit and healthy (so far) 81 year old who has just been diagnosed with T4 N1 p16 positive mouth cancer. It has been the biggest shock. I thought she was...
I’ve been reading about other people’s experiences/treatments with regards to tonsil cancer. We asked the question why mum wasn’t being offered chemo and we were told that there is not enough more of a difference re survival rate and chemo could stop...
Hello, I hope you’re all doing well. I’m feeling quite anxious after a recent visit to the ENT. I waited a year for this appointment, even though my GP initially marked the referral as urgent — it seems it was downgraded to routine along the way....
Hi I've been diagnosed with secondary cancer on the lymph nodes next to the parotid gland. I am due for an op to remove them and part of the gland. The consultant thinks this is a secondary site and that I have a melanoma but the dermatologists have...
Hi there everyone! My dad was diagnosed with tonsil cancer ( Early T4 SCC Right Tonsil Malignancy) and just finished 6 weeks of radiation, 5 days a week, and we weren’t prepared for just how much worse he would get the days after. Eating is like ‘being...
Hello. I was diagnosed with eye cancer in right eye in February had that removed and fortunately now totally clear, but at the same time they removed a left saliva gland that irritated me and it turned out to be malignant and now they want to do Radiotherapy...
My Son diagnosed in February. Stage 4 throat cancer. Had teeth out before starting treatment but his breathing was compromised so op was aborted and he ended up on a ventilator in Critical care for 1 week. The over to ENT ward for a further 2. In there...
My husband was diagnosed with secondary neck and throat cancer with no sign of primary. His journey has been a long one and he has terrible tinnitus in his left ear. Can anyone help with suggestions as to how I can help him to relieve his pain?
After I discovered a lesion/mass/tumor early May when I was looking at the back of my mouth, I went to a local ENT who did an in-office biopsy. After a couple of weeks of waiting, I was given a non-p16 squamous cell carcinoma diagnosis. The cancer is...
