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Head and Neck Cancer
Archives for December 2002
Discussion List
tonsil cancer
I am a 54 year old woman newly diagnosed with tonsil cancer. My brother, who is 49, was diagnosed 2 1/2 years ago with the same cancer. He successfully underwent radiation and has been cancer free. The doctors are baffled. We are not, and have never been, smokers. We will soon be working with a geneticist to explore this…
Please Help!
I am posting this in a few of the bigger Discussion Groups. My Step Father has cancer in his throat. He's showing signs of improvement and for this Christmas, I was hoping to give him a Christmas card with stories from cancer survivors. If you are a survivor and would like to share your story, please e-mail me at…
undergoing chemo and radiation
Hello Group! I am currently undergoing chemo and radiation treatment for stage 3 esophageal cancer. Surgery did not work, as the tumour is connected to my aorta and my back bone. I had Cystplatin (sp) day one, and a 96 hour drip of 5FU, and could not keep even water down for nine days. I am now into my third day of keeping…
My Esophageal Cancer
On October 30th of this year I was diagnosed with Stage I esophageal cancer and am receiving radiation five days a week and chemo one day a week. The prognosis is very good; in fact, I think the tumor, which is in the center of my esophagus, is just about all shrunken now, but I'm having a side effect in the form of chest…
2 yrs. later
It's been awhile sense I've been here, and I want to touch on a few things I'd like You all to know. I am A surviver of Squamis cell with the primary found on the back of my tounge. I went thru 40 rad. treatments along with amifostine (I think thats how you spell it) Also had a lymph taken from the rt. side of my neck. The…