Hi, My husband has base of the tongue cancer which is on one tonsil and 4 lymph nodes being affected too, He has had 2 weeks of radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Treatment is 6 weeks, he was doing really well, but yesterday he woke up in a really bad way...
Cancer right Tonsil - T 1 N 1 Discovered a lump on my neck in August, had MRI which didn't show any thing then had pet scan which showed a little light on my right tonsil but was not clear, I had 3 biopsies which 2 confirmed HPV 16. On 7th Nov, 3...
Hello all, I have HPV16 tonsil cancer and am due to start treatment on 12 December. It was very cold today and I noticed the tumor in my lymph nodes hurt quite a bittogether with some jaw pain because of the cold. Any thoughts Steve
Hello, I’m Elisabeth. I was diagnosed last Xmas with tongue cancer stage 4. Operated on in February, whole of tongue removed and flap from thigh put in. Also stomach peg for feeding. No chemo but 6 weeks of radiotherapy which was brutal, ended in June...
Hi, I'm Emma and my older brother began radiotherapy and chemotherapy for throat cancer this week. He is struggling to eat anything due to the nausea from the chemo and once the radiotherapy starts making his throat raw, he isn't going to be able to eat...
i had a full laryngectomy july start radiotherapy next week 30 radio and 2 chemo over the next 6 weeks would like to no whats involved
Hello everyone. I have just been diagnosed today with mouth cancer. I have a growth over my front teeth which is cancer. I have been told I am lucky as its an easy place to operate on but will still need part of my jaw removing and reconstructive. ...
I was diagnosed with carcinoma of the left buccal mucosa last year. Had 31-day radiation therapy, chemo, surgery. Was just beginning to feel safe once in a while when the cancer reoccurred in September 2022. I'm now being treated with chemo and immunotherapy...
Hey, My husband has 8 sessions of radiology left which will make it a total of 33! What a year we have had. Just wondering if anyone else has gone through similar, he is coping well and still working etc .. skin starting to look sore and he is struggling...
I am looking to chat and share experiences with people diagnosed with stage 4 brain tumours. I was diagnosed middle of September this year having had no symptoms until I had a seizure at home out of the blue. 3 days later I was at King College Hospital...
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