Head and Neck Cancer
Discussion List
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victor53 you doing OK?
Hello Victor. How are you doing? Rich
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Hyperbaric Oxygen does it help?
I had cancer in my throat and finished chemo and radiation treatment last july. I now have radiation damage and am being told to take hyperbaric. I tried one treatment but am clauostraphobic. Does this treatment work?
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they just switched my treatment
i went and camped out at doctors till he looked at me then he sent me to radiation onc because of rapid growth of tumor and lymphnode (see previous post) Well now they switched me to just cisplain (sp) everyday, weeks 1, 4 and 7 and radiation every day and twice on friday. They said just cisplain alone no chemo mix. So now…
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panic tumor rapidly getting bigger
2 weeks ago today i went on my 2 week break from chemo. The the plan when i started 2 months ago was 6 weeks of Erbitux carboplatin and taxol. Then a 2 week rest . Then 7 weeks of radiation plus chemo. Then 4 week rest then surgery. Well i finished the 6 weeks of chemo with no problems felt fine. That was 2 weeks ago I had…
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why cant i get into the chat
says something like no id found or something
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update
Has anyone heard how ittibity1 is doing.I'm concerned and would really like to know.Hope the rest of you are all doing well and enjoying the summer.
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Good Morning Everyone!
Friday at last! The sun is peeking over the horizon, it's going to bet yet another beautiful day! Hope everyone has a wonderful day!(ok, I need more coffee now) BILL
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Protecting the Salivary Glands while on Radiation
I was given Amiphostine 30 minutes prior to each of my 38 radiation treatments I received and indeed it did protected my salivary glands, right more than left since I received most of my radiation in the left side. I have been on remission for 14 months and I don't drink so much water as I did after treatment. I am able to…
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victor update thanks for asking
I just finished my 6 weeks of chemo Erbitux Carboplatin and Taxol now i ve got a 2 week rest, Next week they make my mask then 7 weeks of radiation plus chemo. My giant lemonsized lymphnode seems to have shrunk a bit with the chemo . I handled the chemo very well week 2 erbitux acne rash got bad but the antibacterial cream…
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Updates please!!
itybitty1, Victor, Socccerfreaks, DrSwill please post some updates! I know you have all been getting various treatments this past month and I'm really wondering how you are doing. You are all in my thoughts and prayers. I think we should pick a chat night since the chat feature is supposed to be working and probably needs…
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HPV and oral/throat cancer
Hello folks, I know that having high risk HPV is now considered a risk factor for oral/throat cancer. DOes anyone have any personal experiences with this that might shed some more information? Is there a test that one can take to see if there is high risk HPV in the throat or mouth? I've read one thread on here that said…
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Nasopharyngeal or para nasal cancer symptoms
Hello folks, My father has been having persistent blood in his nose. Whenever he puts a swab up there, it comes out with some blood. This has been going on for 3 weeks. He also has been having on and off headaches for the past 2 weeks. He also has allergies, and have been using a steroidal nasal spray for the past 2 years.…
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Holiday
wishing all of my new friends a healthy happy 4th.Stay safe.
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MPNST of the neck
Hi.. Can anyone give me info on Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor? Have you had treatment? If so, what kind? Any diet recommended or supplements? I was born with Neurofibromatosis Type 1 which can turn malignant and I had three large MPNSTs removed from my neck 2 years ago. I have a recurrance with a growing tumor…
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Soccerfreaks for President?
I see where he was thinking about running. Check this out..........copy and paste into your web browser.........JK http://www.news3online.com/index.php?code=9oKv2piC149S3em973M0