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Hi people had my appointment last Wednesday given the all clear. Back every six weeks for a while.
Hi everyone, hope you are all doing ok. An update I saw my oncologist and his team yesterday and we discussed my course of treatment for squamous Cell Carcinoma 16 positive HPV in 3cm lymph node left side neck and primary site left side tongue base. ...
New to this forum. My husband was recently diagnosed with tongue cancer which is also in lymph nodes in neck. He is due to have long operation (10-12 hours) next week where they will remove half of tongue, do tongue reconstruction, remove lymph nodes...
Hi My partner is almost 9 months post chemo radiation and the fatigue has set in again. He is having to nap every day which is not like him. It worries me because this was a symptom he had before we knew it was cancer. Is it normal this far out of treatment...
Hi All. My husband now has a date fur his PET scan for the 12th July, which will be 13 weeks post treatment. They have told us we won’t get the results until the end of August and now have an appointment for the 22nd August. This feels like a long time...
hello, i just wanted to share my horrible experience this week, i had the feeding tube fitted on monday, after 4 hours the surgeon came to see me and said "don't worry, you'll be up and about by tomorrow"!!!!!??????wtf???????? they booked me a taxi...
Oral cancer right cheek. Stage 2. Had option of RT or surgery and chose RT. Finished at end of Feb. Dear folks (again), Had "final" PET scan three weeks ago and "results" ten days ago, which showed an area of doubt. Some posters have suggested this...
Hi There, I've been previously looking at the Esophageal cancer forum, but most people there have the tumor further down towards their stomach. My husbands tumor was borderline 'head and neck' or' Esophageal' but I can see many more similarities here...
Good Afternoon , Can someone tell me if Oral and Maxillo Facial will help my hubby out with false teeth. He had mandibular cancer last year and obviously because of having the jaw reconstructed he only has teeth on one side of he's mouth. He doesn't...
Hello, im new to this group and finding it very difficult to navigate. I have an I extremely dry mouth and am getting more depressed by the day as I’m finding it impossible to eat anything. Can anyone give me any advice please as I’m at my wits...
