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Hi, I had TONSIL Cancer when I was 45 treated by Tonsilectomy, radiotherapy and concurrent Chemotherapy with high dose Cisplatin. Probably HPV 16/18 relate, as I'm here 18 years later, when the recovery rate when I was first diagnosec was grim. It's...
My husband is about to start 5 weeks of radio and 2 sessions of chemo for base of tongue and lymph glands cancer. On reading some posts here they talk a lot about the pain during treatment, and he's already in pain in his face and neck and head, so Im...
Hi I would like to thank you all for your kind words of support and encouragement I know I'm still on a long road to recovery and I appreciate each and every responce that you have all sent and to each of you I send my best wishes and hope your recovery...
Is it normal to have severe fatigue and feeling cold in this drug
Hi T4aN2bM0 Stage 3 nasopharanx cancer It's my husband again. The poor man is in so much pain I don't know what to do. He's on 100mg Fentanyl patches every 3 days, he takes 200mg morphine tablets under the tongue 6 x per day as well as 3 x 1g...
Can anyone explain what a peg or ng is please I’m waiting on my diagnoses this week on mouth cancer I’ve read some have a peg or other fitted ?
Hi all I’ve recently started using this at night & am finding it more effective than the Xylimelts. Just thought I’d pass on the info
Hi all, I’ve been reading peoples posts and answers (the place is wonderful xx) seems quite a few people have to have feeding tubes due to swelling or nausea etc…if your throat is so swollen you can’t even drink - what about talking? thanks in advance...
Hi again all, My husband will be undergoing 35 rounds(?) of radiotherapy for T4 N2b M0 base of the tongue cancer. Regards radiotherapy - what do you know now that you wish you knew then? e.g I hadn’t realised radiation can/will burn the skin on...
Hi everyone, my name is John, I joined the group when I first got diagnosed with a tumor in my nasal cavity wich had eaten patr of the bone away after a pet scan I got told it was a t3 tumour wich had spread to my lymph nodes both sided in my neck the...
