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Preventative Radiotherapy rreatment following surgery. I would like to know if anyone on here has refused radiotherapy after surgery and how they are now
Hi I am new here. My husband is 5 weeks in to a 6 week treatment of chemoradiotherapy. He was due to have 2 doses of Cisplatin. One on week one which went ok and second dose was due on week 4 but didnt happen due to raised inflammatory markers and a low...
Hi all Diagnosed with right tongue Squamous Cell Carcinoma T3 N0 M0. Had hemiglossectomy on 23 Nov 2025. Level I-IV neck dissection and reconstruction with a left radial forearm free flap. Been home a week. Seeing consultant tomorrow who will doubtless...
Benign Neck tumour surgery cancelled night before - no itu bed available - now ct scan showing bumps in lungs
How long is normal here to wait between diagnosis and treatment? Aware it’s a very individual question but we fount out my husband had cancer 2 weeks ago, metastatic SCC. We’ve since had another biopsy, CAT PET scan and MRI. The doctor seemed to think...
Hi everyone my husband is now 3 months post chemo radiotherapy treatment for hob scc tonsil cancer which spread to his neck lymph nodes. He had the tonsil removed prior to treatment. he is really struggling with the constant difficulty swallowing...
Merry Christmas all Wondering what some of your experiences have been post treatment eg 1, 2 or 3 years plus after? I found it interesting that I had to pay for a flu jab (apparently our immune system is only depleted during treatment ), yet at 18...
Hello I have been diagnosed with stage 4 hypopharyngeal cancer - I have been choking we with some foods and drinks and wanted to ask about foods that help and what people did about naso-gastric feeds and when they made a decision to have this put in...
Hi all finally had MRI done yesterday after throwing a wobble first time round, thank god for midaz lol. got a message today saying appointment for next Tuesday with ENT consultant, hoping it will be for results of panendoscopy and nothing more sinister...
I am writing to express my profound frustration with the protracted timeline for my cancer treatment. I was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of the right tonsil, p16 Positive T3 N2 M0, following an initial suspicion of tonsillitis. Despite the...
