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Hello to whoever may listen My mother had carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma and it was diagnosed perhaps 2 and a half years ago. She had a total neck resection followed by 6 weeks of radiotherapy which went really went and she bounced back. Now as...
Hi Just wondered if anyone has had similar issues and if you have any advise. I’m back to work after 5 weeks of RT for tongue cancer and lympth node removal! All was going well back eating most things til this week I’ve had hayfever which before all...
Hello everyone, I'm new to this and would like some help please. I was recently told that I have cancer in my neck after discovering a small bean size lump below my right ear, this has now grown into a hard mass and has now moved to the front of my neck...
Biopsy on lump on tongue Above is my previous thread where I was waiting on biopsy results which confirmed cancer on tongue. I had my histology results yesterday from my surgery which they said had good margins aim for 5mm had 4.5. Out of the 40 lymph...
Hi, Just an update on my journey so far. After enlarged Lymph node on right side of neck diagnosed to be cancerous end of January quickly followed by PET CT /MRI Scans /Tonsillectomy/Biopsies of various areas and finally neck Dissection and Mucosectomy...
Hi all, I've been reading everyone's stories and experiences since my mums diagnosis of oropharyngeal cancer. My mum has been very lucky in that her treatment was started almost instantly, from initially seeing the gp on the 14th of feb and being given...
Does anyone have some tips to help with the throat sweeping from radiotherapy. cheers
Hi All I looking for some advice on acupuncture to help with saliva. I am very interested in trying this but I’m not sure how long I should wait after treatment. I’m 8 weeks post treatment. Can anyone advise when the best time to try this is please...
Hi I had surgery 5 weeks ago for neck cancer. There were complications and I spent 3 weeks in intensive care. I’m now home but with a tracheostomy and feeding tube. Is there anyone in a similar situation who can offer support. It’s hard when I was so...
Hello My husband had been experiencing a sore throat, swallowing problems, ear pain and then developed a lump on his neck a couple of weeks ago. Yesterday he was told by the ENT he had cancer on his vocal cord. While we were kind of expecting such a...
