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    Head and Neck Cancer

     

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    • User: "SEN"

      vocal chord changes

      I finished my radiation therapy three months ago. My voice became very hoarse a month after completion of therapy and is still hoarse and vibrates incorrectly. is this normal?
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      Started by SEN
      Most recent by rbtl
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "egge"

      Weight gain after radiation.....

      My husband finish his radiation tratment mid september 04 however he is still not able to put on weight. He eats a lot and constantly but no weight gain yet. Could it be possible that his tyrod gland …
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      3 comments
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      Started by egge
      Most recent by barosebud
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "lucielyn"

      nutrition

      My husband is currently taking radiation for tonsilar cancer. He is so nauseous and his taste is so affected that he can't eat at all. He gags on everything. He has lost 17lbs and is less than half-wa…
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      9 comments
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      Started by lucielyn
      Most recent by lanzeracdeb
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "RICHCASEY"

      PANIC STRICKEN

      Hello All, I have been moved by many of your post. I am sorry to post on here when I haven't beem diagnosed but I am totally panic stricken. I am a 36 year old male. Over the past three weeks I have b…
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      7 comments
      0 point
      Started by RICHCASEY
      Most recent by Paul420
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "Jennie20"

      chemo and confusion

      My Dad is on his third shot at chemo after an esophagectomy in Nov. 03. The first two were too toxic for him. This one - something derived from the ewe plant - seems to be easier on him physically, bu…
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      2 comments
      0 point
      Started by Jennie20
      Most recent by mrbt
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "maur"

      sore throat...cancer again???

      As you guys probably know, my friend was diagnosed in APril 04 of tonsil cancer, stage 4. He had chemo and radiation and in Nov by the grace of God he was given the all clear from his pet scan results…
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      4 comments
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      Started by maur
      Most recent by maur
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "kmswann"

      Saliva Substitutes

      My mother was diagnosed 10 years ago, and like many others, the majority of her salivary glands do not function. She has tried a saliva substitute (I'm afraid I don't know which, but it came in a spra…
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      1 comments
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      Started by kmswann
      Most recent by kmswann
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "lisa1976"

      basaloid squamous cell carcinoma

      i cant seem to find much info on this particular cancer it started in the piriform(sp) sinus and spread to his larynx now he has 9 hot spots from a pet scan in his lings. i am 28 and he is only 42. an…
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      2 comments
      0 point
      Started by lisa1976
      Most recent by SRM49
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "SuzanneS"

      newly diagnosed, afraid of chemo

      HI, i recently had to have surgery to remove my right eye due to cancer of the lacrimal gland, now will face radiation and chemo, I don't know what to expect! Help! The radiation will be to the orbita…
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      2 comments
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      Started by SuzanneS
      Most recent by SRM49
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "3xacharm"

      Recurrant tongue cancer

      My husband was diagnosed with T4 Squamous Cell Carninorma on the tongue in February this year. They removed 40% of his tongue and about 2 dozens of lymph nodes from his neck. Since there was one lymph…
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      3 comments
      0 point
      Started by 3xacharm
      Most recent by kiren
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "candigrl631"

      cancer??

      hello. i am so scared right now. i have had pain between my shoulder blades for 7 days. i had pain of food going down my esophagus for 2 days. the pain was very intense. the first day when i swallowed…
      46 views
      3 comments
      0 point
      Started by candigrl631
      Most recent by colsie
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "Lafalot"

      No Saliva - HELP!

      I am writing for a friend who does not have internet access. She had cancer of the tongue and as a result of the radiation her salivary glands no longer function. She has a hard time finding things to…
      15 views
      4 comments
      0 point
      Started by Lafalot
      Most recent by tgoins
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "EIO"

      Refusing cancer treatment

      Hi Has anyone turned down treatment for oral cancer or had the treatment and decided they wish they had not interested in hearing the views of anyone as oral cancer is a nasty treatment with horrible …
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      4 comments
      0 point
      Started by EIO
      Most recent by jbk127
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "tools"

      second time around

      this is my second time around with throat cancer. I did the surgery and radiation the first time.Now there is only very radical treatments left and i dont want to do it. I really dont want to live wit…
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      3 comments
      0 point
      Started by tools
      Most recent by laurasch
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "laurasch"

      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 t…
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      2 comments
      0 point
      Started by laurasch
      Most recent by laurasch
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "jotojultor"

      Taste

      Can anyone tell me how long after the end of treatment for nasopharyngeal cancer does the taste at least resemble what you used to have. I just finished treatment (the chemo part)a little over a month…
      20 views
      5 comments
      0 point
      Started by jotojultor
      Most recent by TereB
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "surfside"

      throat cancer soreness

      Hello is anyone out there?
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      12 comments
      0 point
      Started by surfside
      Most recent by jmelody59
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "jmelody59"

      cold after larynx cancer

      Hi, my names Judy. My last radiation treatment for both breast and larynx cancer was 2 years ago Dec 13. I have recently had a crummy cold, and I can hardly talk. I had an area of concern 2 months ago…
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      1 comments
      0 point
      Started by jmelody59
      Most recent by jmelody59
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "jbk127"

      speech synthesizer

      I am a post op(June 2003)total glosectomy and larygectomy patient who has been trying to get a Dynawrite speech synthesizer to try to get back to a somewhat normal life.My insurance company denied my …
      35 views
      3 comments
      0 point
      Started by jbk127
      Most recent by jbk127
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "missprudence"

      throat pain/swallowing

      my mom was dx with lung cancer 6 weeks ago. She is going through radiation and chemo. She is having so much trouble swallowing and nothing seems to help. She has tried the magic mouthwash and that hel…
      24 views
      1 comments
      0 point
      Started by missprudence
      Most recent by mv1959
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "DanaNAndy"

      HELP!! Mom wants to stop treatment!

      My mom was recently diagnosed with T1 N4 base of toungue cancer. She's 2 1/2 weeks into a 5 week course of IMRT radiation and 1 day/week chemo. Her throat is swollen almost shut and the pain killers a…
      46 views
      7 comments
      0 point
      Started by DanaNAndy
      Most recent by laurena
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "DanaNAndy"

      Anyone have experience with any of this????

      I have an interesting story. in the early 90's, my mom had a lymph node in her neck that kept swelling and swelling. Years went by, and finally in 1996 they removed it. It was full of stage 3 squamous…
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      6 comments
      0 point
      Started by DanaNAndy
      Most recent by DanaNAndy
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "BRU"

      bumps on tongue

      I am 14 months out of my last treatment for base of tongue cancer. I recieved 35 radiations and 5 kemos. I've noticed some small bumps on my tongue toward the back. I talked to my companies nurse and …
      13 views
      2 comments
      0 point
      Started by BRU
      Most recent by AuthorUnknown
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "October"

      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 no…
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      2 comments
      0 point
      Started by October
      Most recent by AuthorUnknown
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "egge"

      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 get…
      15 views
      3 comments
      0 point
      Started by egge
      Most recent by egge
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "jotojultor"

      MRI and now PET Scan

      Today I had an MRI. It came back clean with no evidence of Cancer Now they want me to have a PET Scan. Is this unusual after treatment is completed and the MRI comes out clean? My Doctor assured me th…
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      2 comments
      0 point
      Started by jotojultor
      Most recent by jotojultor
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "timsmom"

      violently sick with feeding tube

      My son was diag.with Sqamous cell carcinoma in the left tonsil in 4/1998. He had chemo and radiation trt. In 1/2001, cancer returned and he had radical neck disection performed. He is unable to swallo…
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      5 comments
      0 point
      Started by timsmom
      Most recent by laurasch
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "murry"

      Looking for people who understand

      Hi. I am so glad that I found this website. I've thought for a while that it would help me cope being connected with people who have the same illness. I am 23 and I was diagnosed with stage 3 lateral …
      12 views
      14 comments
      0 point
      Started by murry
      Most recent by jschirmer
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "sgendrolini"

      looking for survivors of parotid cancer (mucoepidermal carcinoma)

      hello, my husband who is 43 was diagnosed 4 months ago with a high grade parotid cancer. He was told that the only effective treatment was surgery (with removal of ear, facial nerve and jaw). At this …
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      6 comments
      0 point
      Started by sgendrolini
      Most recent by SueBIE2
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "kathyinflorida"

      tongue cancer surgery and swallowing

      When part of your tongue is removed due to tongue cancer, can you swallow water? saliva? medications?
      94 views
      7 comments
      0 point
      Started by kathyinflorida
      Most recent by Sylvie
      Head and Neck Cancer
     

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