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Hi all I'm new here, I was diagnosed 2 weeks ago right tonsil base of tongue.Had CT scan and mask made last week PET CT scan this afternoon. Treatment starts Easter Mon 30 courses of radiotherapy and 6 weekly treatments of Chemo. Really not looking forward...
Still trying to come to terms with the hole getting cancer thing, went though it all and still think it's back ever day can get past the worry
Hello everyone found this forum via google I went to a&e after having a fish bone stuck in my throat after ent doctor checked with camera he was unable to find any bone but came back after talking to his boss to tell me he found a lump at the base of...
Hi , I am new here, I’ve been diagnosed with cancer. Malignant metastatic carcinoma, it started with my tonsils, .don’t know what to do
Hi I finished the Chemo and radiotherapy on 19th Jan. On 22 March I had a full body PET CT scan and they wanted to take another biopsy of the tonsil area where the cancer was. As my GP is on holiday I haven't got the results of the scan I am just...
Hi all, I have been reading your messages with interest. I had tonsils, lymph nodes and tumour removed via neck dissection 7.5 weeks ago and have now started the treatment. Have had 7 radios and 1 chemo so far. Of course, I’m hoping it doesn’t get as...
The Head and Neck Cancer Alliance is putting on a webinar on April 7th. It's 5pm ET in OZ which makes it 8am here in UK I've watched a few of these in the past and they are very good. It might be worth looking at this. I've registered. www.headandneck...
This was a wonderfully insightful post from many years back, which for some reason just popped back into my head, so I thought I'd post it again for our newer members. No known author to offer the credit to I'm afraid. What’s it like to go through cancer...
Hi I had my right tonsil removed 6 weeks ago where they found a small tumor . Started radio treatment Monday 21st with first of 2 Chemo treatments same day. My uvula seems to have changed shape somewhat resulting in the lower tip constantly touching my...
Hi, Just a little update, somewhere to put my thoughts etc. So i have had my biopsy under general last Wednesday, the surgeon said they managed to take all the mass so i am taking that as a positive that the mass wasn't intertwined. Still have to...
