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Head and Neck Cancer
Archives for October 2004
Discussion List
Neck Disaction / Radiation / swollen face, chin & neck
Hello everyone. Again thanks in advance to all who may responde. My husband had a tumor removed on his left ear and also had a neck disection. He underwent 33 treatments of radiation, while he was getting radiated he had some swelling. It has been 4 weeks now and almost all the swelling dissapear, except that a couple of…
Drooling after tongue amputation
My husband recently had all but the base of his tongue amputated after being cancer free for nearly nineteen years (a replacement flap was created using tissue from his arm). He is constantly trying to keep from drooling on himself and everything around him. I know he is frustrated by this. Does the drooling ever go away?…
Clogged mastoid from radiation
Has anyone out there had to have their mastoid drained months after completing neck radiation? My ear has been clogged since 4 weeks into my radiation treatment. I have already had a tube inserted into my eardrum for drainage, but it has not taken care of the problem. I am now scheduled to have my mastoid drained in two…
Questions for Parotid Gland Cancer Survivors
I was diagnosed with Mucoidepidermoid Carcinoma of my left partotid gland (deep lobe). Last week my surgeon removed the whole gland, plus left side lymph nodes in my neck as a precaution. The pathology report showed the intermediate grade tumor was totally encapsulated-- none of the surrounding tissue removed showed…
radiation
what are the normal limits of exposure to radiation in the neck and throat areas
radiation
How much radiation can you recieve without permanant damage of some type
Laryngeal Cancer
Hi all, I am writing to see if anyone can give some suggestions in regards to Laryngeal Cancer. My mother was just diagnosed this past Friday. She has a tumor on her throat on top part of voicebox as well at the back of her tongue. The doctor stated it has began to spread to her lymph nodes in her neck. She was given 2…
Squamous Cell - Nasal
Hello everyone. First, thanks for sharing so much. I am new to the site. My Father is diagnosed with Squamous Cell, mostly in the nasal and sinus areas. First PET tomorrow. Dr's say that surgery is not an option as it would be too damaging to facial struture. He just learned of this last week and is currently in the "why…