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Hi, am the parent of a 19 year old with secretory carcinoma of the parotid gland with a gene mutation NTRK. This is their 2nd time to have cancer and the cancers aren't related. 1st time round they had Hodgkins Lymphoma with chemotherapy and no radiation...
Good afternoon. Well after a second jaw swelling after infected tooth extraction I have been told today I have osteoradionecrosis and that unfortunately it will be difficult to manage. I have had a scan today and previously a biopsy. Jaw very swollen...
Hi had tonsillectomy yesterday and biopsy on base of tongue.They were looking for primary tumour but they said they had not found anything but said that the tissues would be looked at along with the biopsy.The doctors said it was good sign that no big...
Just wanted to give another update on my son and thank everyone for their help. He is now 3 weeks post treatment and is slowly feeling better he has had some soup and porridge but still has a sore mouth so is still having the drinks He has a mild cough...
Hi. I wasn’t sure if I should post here or not as a cancer diagnosis hasn’t been confirmed, but I feel the need to connect with others who have experienced this awful waiting game! I noticed what I thought was an ulcer on the left side of my tongue...
Hi there, not sure if anyone can advise but I am week 7 from having a wide excision tumour removal from the right buccal mucosa area and I am experiencing severe neuropathy, which is intermittent, as well as a lot of swelling around the scars with a hard...
Hi, I have received my diagnosis of ' superficial moderatley differentiated squamous cell carcinoma' in the right buccal mucosa and in one weeks time I will have a CT and MRI scan. I received a copy of the doctors letter to the gp where he states...
However not sure how long the benefits of palliative radiotherapy may last, any thoughts from other recipients would be appreciated
Good morning everyone xxx I wonder if anyone can give me a heads up on recovery from TORS procedure..I had neck dissection at the same.time. . Pain started to kick in on 6th day, now into my 8th day and it seems to be getting worse. Even water stings...
Hi, I have just been diagnosed with throat cancer, the consultant told me it is on my vocal cords and is pretty confident that he can remove most of it with surgery and then radiotherapy to get the remainder. Can anyone please help me to understand what...
