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Head and Neck Cancer
Archives for December 2005
Discussion List
Could it be throat cancer?
Hi! I am new to this site and need some advice. I am a music teacher that had nodules 20 years ago and has fought horseness alot. Last week I went for my yearly physical and my doctor noticed my change in voice. She also noticed some lymph nodes swollen alittle. I told her that I had had sore throats off and on and one…
mucoepidermoid carcenoma
Has anyone had this type of cancer where the tumor was in the parotid gland? I had surgey in July where this was removed through the neck on the right side. I have since gone through chemo and radiation. I would like to find someone who has had this or a similar type of cancer/treatment to learn more about their…
Vascular disease caused by radiation treatment of neck cancer.
I'm a 6 year survivor of squamous cell carcinoma of the left neck with unknown primary. Treatment involved boo-coo radiation and chemo as well as a radical neck disection. Recently I've come up with a new way to get attention. In the last several weeks I'm told I've had a total of 5 strokes. Vetebral arteries in the back…
Coughing
Ed has had chemotherapy and is now taking 23 sessions of radiation to get rid of the tumor in his esophagus. He's unable to have surgery because of rheumotoid arthritis in his lungs. He has heavy coughing spells which is really wearing him down besides the burning in his esophagus. Anyone else with this problem and any…
success w/ dentures?--loss of saliva
I have lost my salivary glands and need to have my remaining teeth pulled as they are rotting. Has anyone else have experience in this? Without saliva, will they stay in? Suction?