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Hi I had base of tongue cancer 2 years ago. I had tors surgery, neck dissection and RT. I’m constantly getting sinus infections I’ve had scans etc and all good. Is anyone else suffering with the same? I’m struggling to concentrate at work!
Hi all. I am new to this forum. I was diagnosed with head and neck cancer earlier this year. I have had 6 weeks of chemo and radio therapy that finished 3 weeks ago. I have a feeding tube in. Currently really struggling mentally as little improvement...
Hello all I am hoping for some advice and feel I may have come to the right place.... My dad was diagnosed with throat cancer 3 years ago and had chemo/radiotherapy for 6 weeks. I had never seen anyone first hand with cancer before so it was a real...
Hi everyone. My name is Andrew. I was diagnosed with throat cancer Hpv+ on the 7th April 2026. The tumor was on my right toncil and foing downwards into my throat. I had Tors Surgery surgery and Neck disection and removal of an area of my tongue on...
Hi, I was referred back in early Feb to check out a hard, painless lump in my neck. After a biopsy, it was confirmed as Metastatic SCC of Basaloid morphology in my lymph nodes (bit of a mouthful), positive for HPV16. After a CT scan, PET scan and...
Hi all went to get my 1st scan results after my last radiotherapy on 16th January for treatment on my base of tongue cancer and was so nervous as really didn’t know what to expect. I didn’t want to get my hopes up just in case ..as I had a bad cold last...
Well, four weeks ago I was about as happy as I could be. Husband had made an outstanding recovery from his pharyngolaryngectomy for hypopharyngeal cancer - despite having radiotherapy-damaged neck tissue from his previous tongue cancer eleven years ago...
Hi, my partner, Stuart, has cancer in two lymph nodes pressing on the laryngeal nerve. He’s had 3 rounds of chemotherapy. During the treatment his salivation has got so much worse. He is unable to swallow due to an oesophagectomy in 2024, so he’s having...
I have right tonsil T1 N1 HPV 16 Positive The tumor board recommended chemo radiation six rounds of cisplatin weekly 35 rounds of proton beam Should I get a second opinion from Mayo? I'm close to starting the therapy here in a couple weeks... I was...
I was diagnosed in March and my tumor is in my upper right side and large. I am trying to delay surgery until I get out of school (I am a teacher) . I am 74 and in good health but I support my family, including a great grandson. Can somebody who has gone...
