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Hi I'm just starting week 4 of 6 radiotherapy and my lips are starting to get very dry. What do you all recommend? was thinking lipstick or something but not sure. Dee
Has anyone out there been diagnosed with VLP? Apparently whole lining of my mouth unstable following Lichen Planus. I was a fit non smoker of 62. After a 14 hour op this year I have had 3 infections, one of which left half my face paralysed and I still...
Hello everyone. I am 53 years old and newly diagnosed with base of tongue cancer which has spread into left lymph nodes. Had no symptoms whatsoever other than occasional dry throat and minor problems with swallowing, until late November last year when...
Not a great prognosis. 0.5 for pembro and nivo and it needed to be 1.0+. However, I just qualify for the nivo under timescales (just!) and we are going to try that so a tad more positive despite the physical worsenings. The battle continues!
Hi, my partner has cancer at the back of his tongue and is undergoing radiotherapy at Christies. He has been on a liquid only diet for a couple of weeks now but was having trouble getting even that down At his assessment last Tuesday they decided to put...
Hi All, hope you are all well… 22/7/22 i had my last radiotherapy…. Almost a year ago. i am feeling great, happy and looking forward to celebrate my 50th birthday next month. Today i am having PET scan, and tomorrow will see my oncologist. Hopefully...
Hello everyone, my 56 year old partner has recently been diagnosed with cancer in his mouth. Needless to say this news has hit us for six. I was a carer for my late husband for many years, he was diabetic and had a bad heart, so I'm feeling a little bit...
Hi , I realise that being HPV + is a good thing in HANC but I wondered does it also mean there is less chance of recurrence ? Turi
Hi, I was diagnosed with head and neck cancer Nov 2021. After surgery to remove 2 tumours from back of mouth and under tongue I was recovering well until starting radiotherapy. 8 sessions into prescribed 30, the side effects started. A week later I became...
Hi, Can I ask in general how long most people found they were on strong painkillers for during /after treatment ? Turi
