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Hello, I just want to say this is an amazing forum with amazing people and information. I have posted a couple of times. I’m now 6 weeks post treatment. HPV+ base of tongue. 5 weeks of RT everyday with every Friday being a double treatment day. I seem...
i am starting treatment on Monday..but what i would feel less stressed about would be if anyone has done well with these numbers,i see a lot of T2 etc i know the T4 relates to the size of the tumour but i still worry.
I had tongue and floor of mouth cancer surgery partial glossectomy radial forearm free flap tracheostomy neck dissection lymph nodes removed December 23 another tumour removed January 24 all radiotherapy ended may 24 had multiple checkups and pet CT scans...
I have been having terrible problems with mucositis especially at night because it stops me sleeping properly. What I was doing: Coughing and spluttering, getting up to spit; suffering from a dry mouth and using Oral 7 mouth spray; using Oral 7 mouthwash;...
35 sessions of radiotherapy 2 chemotherapy sessions and a neck dissection was easier to do than use this site still don’t know if anyone out there will see this
Hi everyone,I’m new to this group,2 weeks ago it was confirmed I’ve got stage 3 advanced laryngeal cancer I’m 42 years of age the tumour is sitting just above my voice box,if I’m honest I’m just so frightened,I’m seeing the oncologist on Tuesday all I...
I was diagnosed with throat cancer (hypopharynx squamous cell carcinoma HSCC) in Nov 2024 and started combined chemo and radiation therapies at the end of Dec 2024. The treatment was very, very challenging for me an my family and the side effects became...
This is a bit complicated so I'll try to keep it as brief as I can. My partner has cancer in his tonsil, he's had immunotherapy, chemotherapy and is now having radiotherapy. He can't swallow so he has a feeding tube in his nose. He also has trismus which...
Husband finished treatment over a year ago for HPV positive cancer of base of tongue. He still gets quite a bit of mucus. Today it is a bit tinged with orange like blood. Does anyone still get this after this length of time or should this warrant a call...
Hi all. I finished 35 days chemo/radiation in January and whilst undergoing i gave up alcohol. I have started drinking beer again and seem to have loost much of my resilience and seem also to be suffering much more in way of mood swings and anxiety. Does...
