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Hi, recently diagnosed with HPV throat cancer. Found a lump on the left of my neck around 8 weeks ago, diagnosed as cancer after biopsy. Tongue base mucosectomy found primary on right side of the tongue. Surgery not an option due to location, so radical...
Hi - Seriously confused. Went for 2nd opinion for treatment plan for my husbands SSC P16+. He is 53 and we have a 2 year old... we are scared to death. It's in the right tonsil and lymph node. Cancer Center 1 did not suggest surgery because they couldn...
My husband has completed week 2 of 6 week program of treatment for hpv 16 positive tongue cancer. First week was chemo and radiotherapy and he was pretty wiped out last weekend. He is slightly better this weekend although very tired. He is starting to...
I'm post head and neck cancer 2 months ago.
Hi everyone I am experiencing loads of emotions. Very up and down. I have a T4 tonsil diagnosis which I had 30 radiotherapy and 2 chemo. I am pretty scared as I was supposed to have a further 4 chemo but my consultant stopped it because of my severe reaction...
Hi all, Needing some support... had a terrible day. I have my wife, so I do have someone in the real world to talk to. Just met with oncologist today and I have been told that I have incurable metastases to my lungs (both lungs and chest lymph nodes...
Hi all, I’m Sue and have tongue cancer which has spread to my lymph nodes on the right hand side of my neck. I have recently had a second tongue op and neck dissection and am awaiting radiotherapy. I’m having a rig fitted next week then radiotherapy...
My partner has been diagnosed with stage 3 throat cancer. No symptoms at all but now we’re in the life of radiotherapy & chemotherapy. Anyone else in the same position? im so scared
Hi I had HPV in right tonsil and had it and lymph nodes removed on May 1st. I was lucky as results from pathology meant no further treatment was necessary. Numbness in neck, ear and mouth is gradually diminishing, but now I'm experiencing some pain...
Hi, New here, joined today. I'm 30yo, 13 weeks ago I found a lump on the right side of my neck under my right ear on the corner of my jaw, I ignored it for a few weeks thinking it was a gland flaring up fighting a cold or the flu. 4 weeks later...
