Tumour found beside abdomen 3 years post treatment for Head and Neck - anyone have experience?

Hi. Have a look at the profile of one of our members who is more than a year clear of Pembrolizumab and still well Crofterlad 

You’re right that this is rare but there have been good results with immunotherapy 

Hi PD60 , as Dani mentioned, I also had HPV HaN cancer (tonsil) that treated with chemoradiation back in 2020. But then in 2021 a new scan showed that I had developed many tumours across both lungs. At first the oncologist thought that this was an aggressive new tumour, but subseqeunt tests showed that it was metatstic, from the original tonsil cancer the year before. 

I was put onto immunotherapy at the end of 2021, and what was once a terminal diagnosis has become a bit more uncertain. That is, I'm now no longer on any treatment, and scans to date still show no evidence of disease. That is the immunothearpy had completely reduced the size of the existing tumours, and no new ones have appeared so far. 

In general, immunotherapy has fewer side effects for most people than chemo. But if side effects do become apparent, they can be more severe and less predictable. 

If you have any more questions, I'm always happy to answer where I can. But I also blogged about my experiences of having both bouts of cancer here: https://ansmackay.wixsite.com/uclgeography/post/stage-4

Thank you very much Crofterlad. You have provided a very clear picture, which is very helpful, and your situation is indeed similar to mine. I may well come back to you further down the line

Thank you Dani. Good call and you will see Crofterlad has been in contact.

Good luck. Keep in touch if you feel you can. Let us know how you get on. 
Anson is a great ambassador for Oracle and is an inspiration. We are so grateful he helps out here too

Thanks Crofterlad