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started on my journey back in April 23 SCC base of tongue had 11 teeth removed plus 35 appointments with a RT machine but the cancer remains was told no chemotherapy for me as I've had 2 heart attacks so now started on immunotherapy my question is my...
Hi Im about to move to fortnightly maintenance doses of cetuximab following a recurrence, inoperable and not curative - just finished 4 cycles of carbo/5FU/ Cetux anybody had something similar? How many maintenance doses could you take, what happened...
Any advice on dealing with the vast amounts of mucous after Tors surgery for HPV tonsil cancer?
Got a biopsy on my tongue tomorrow at Guildford , any tips on pain management greatly appreciated.
Hello to whoever may listen My mother had carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma and it was diagnosed perhaps 2 and a half years ago. She had a total neck resection followed by 6 weeks of radiotherapy which went really went and she bounced back. Now as...
Hi Just wondered if anyone has had similar issues and if you have any advise. I’m back to work after 5 weeks of RT for tongue cancer and lympth node removal! All was going well back eating most things til this week I’ve had hayfever which before all...
Hello everyone, I'm new to this and would like some help please. I was recently told that I have cancer in my neck after discovering a small bean size lump below my right ear, this has now grown into a hard mass and has now moved to the front of my neck...
Biopsy on lump on tongue Above is my previous thread where I was waiting on biopsy results which confirmed cancer on tongue. I had my histology results yesterday from my surgery which they said had good margins aim for 5mm had 4.5. Out of the 40 lymph...
Hi, Just an update on my journey so far. After enlarged Lymph node on right side of neck diagnosed to be cancerous end of January quickly followed by PET CT /MRI Scans /Tonsillectomy/Biopsies of various areas and finally neck Dissection and Mucosectomy...
Hi all, I've been reading everyone's stories and experiences since my mums diagnosis of oropharyngeal cancer. My mum has been very lucky in that her treatment was started almost instantly, from initially seeing the gp on the 14th of feb and being given...
