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My husband has just been diagnosed with end stage throat and neck cancer. Prognosis is weeks, maybe a few months to live. No treatment or surgery advised. Would palliative chemo be an option to perhaps give him a little longer?
Please can someone explain this a bit , I have a lot of white streaky skin at the very back of throat behind the tonsils, its been there for years and doesnt lift off if i poke or prod it. I went to my gp once , who just gave me anti fungal solution...
Morning everyone. How you all doing on this wet and windy morning? Well it's been 2 weeks since PEG was fitted, and this morning I have woken up feeling like me again. Had a fab nights sleep and slept on my side, woke up with no pain . I have had...
Hi all, I’ve been reading on here for days and long nights and one moment reassured and the next terrified. A bit about my situation. I was having difficulty swallowing so looked and found my right tonsil so large it almost touched my left one. No sore...
Hello wonderdul people Just a quick question. My treatment starts 28th February!!! When we are having treatment do we have to isolate, or are we able to carry on as normal well.as normal.as we can, and see friends and family? Thanks Tracey ...
Well, a year and 6 weeks after I finished treatment, (tonsillectomy and neck dissection followed by chemoradiation for t1, n1, m0 tonsillar SCC), I had my one-year check up today with my amazing surgeon. She pummelled my neck, had a good look around my...
Hi My partner has tongue cancer and is in week six of his six week chemo and radiotherapy. Since his last chemo he is getting bad acid reflux each time he puts liquid or Ensure through his PEG which is meaning he is taking less in. Grateful to know if...
I was diagnosed in September with throat/tonsil cancer, I have had 6 weeks radiotherapy and 6 chemotherapy. I had my 3 month scan and it shown that the tumour had reduced from 7.5 to 3.5. I have to have a pep scan on Tuesday, the surgeon have said if...
Hi My partner has just been diagnosed with tongue cancer spread to two lymph glands. He had his mask fitting yesterday and then it was used for his scan. He suffered extreme anxiety at that point but did manage to complete the scan. He now has had Lorazepam...
Hello everyone my name is Julie. I have tonsil cancer and I'm just recovering from biopsy surgery. I now have to make a decision on having surgery or chemo a long side radiotherapy I really don't like the sound of either but having other people's experiences...
