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My husband was diagnosed in may with cancer of the windpipe and it has spread to his cartilage we think it has come from his lungs he had lung cancer 4 years ago which they did operation and removed a third of his lung and had 20 radiation treatment atm...
Hi my mums recently been diaganosed with T4 hypopharyngeal cancer which is in the lymph nodes both sides, MDT recommended laryngopharyngectomy and then PETCT after to see if she will need radiation (hopefully they’ll get it all in one go). We’ve got an...
Good Afternoon I have been following this wonderful forum since my wife was diagnosed with T3N2cM0 p16- scc of the oropharynx back in April and it has been my go to source of information and sanity….stayed clear of Google. I’m looking for a bit of...
Just a quick intro. I've just been diagnosed with T2L1M0 P16+ in the left tonsil. I've been given a truck load of info which I'm still digesting. The learning curve is pretty steep. I came here to learn about others' experiences. I took three runs at...
Good morning all, I met with my consultant yesterday following my tonsillectomy and tongue base mucosectomy 10 days ago. The primary site for the cancer was found, with it being in the right tonsil that was removed. My consultant laid out a few options...
Hi I'm 11 weeks post RT now. I'm still experiencing water blisters in my mouth a few every day. They are excruciatingly painful and although last about hour or two can really take the breath out of you. People say they are normal and will go. I spoke...
Hi everyone I asked for guidance here a few weeks ago regarding a close friend who I was trying to support but was finding it very difficult because he would only communicate through text and I felt as though I was letting him down. Thankfully by coming...
Hello. My husband had tongue cancer last summer and had a partial glossectomy, lymph nodes taken, chemo and radiotherapy. All treatment finished last September. He's recovered well (he'll never be happy with the way he now talks!) but generally doing...
I have extreme swallowing problems that they put down to a pre-existing condition. On barium swallow they've found a large filling defect exactly where I've been describing for the last two years. It's in the right pyriform sinus. Given 14 day referral...
Hi everyone, Recently my father was diagnosed of squamous cell carcinoma of the right vocal cord T3NOMO and scheduled to have 30 sessions of radiotherapy and 2 cycle of chemotherapy (cisplatin). Also he just had some of his teeth removed today. the...
