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Sara1234
Sara1234 Member Posts: 121
edited May 2014 in Head and Neck Cancer #1

Embarassed

Was reading a few threads and has I am understanding chemo is not for tonsil cancer only radiation is this true 

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  • CivilMatt
    CivilMatt Member Posts: 4,724 Member
    #2
    oh, the possible combinations

    Sara,

    Untrue, chemo in conjunction with rads is common for Tonsil cancer.

    Chemo without rads is used in select cases.

    Rads without chemo is not unheard of.

    For me, surgery, rads and Erbitux.

    Matt

  • phrannie51
    phrannie51 Member Posts: 4,716
    #3
    From being on this board

    for just a little over 2 years, I'd say that most (not every single person), but most.... have both chemo and rads, and many have surgery as well.  Chemo sets up those cancerous little bugger cells so they get their heads shot off by the rads.  There are different types of chemo used, and different lengths of time for radiation....and some get chemo before rads along with chemo during rads (and some get rads and chemo, with more chemo after radiation is over)....there's lots of variation in that department....

    p

  • Hondo
    Hondo Member Posts: 6,636 Member
    #4
    Hi again Sara

    I been here a long time and never did hear anything like that, your doc and his team will normally get together and take each case on a one by one bases to decide what is the best way to treat you and your C. Sometimes if the C is less than a stage 1 they might treat it with just radiation other doc might use both radiation & Chemo. I hope this helps

    Hondo  

  • Sara1234
    Sara1234 Member Posts: 121
    #5
    phrannie51 said:

    From being on this board

    for just a little over 2 years, I'd say that most (not every single person), but most.... have both chemo and rads, and many have surgery as well.  Chemo sets up those cancerous little bugger cells so they get their heads shot off by the rads.  There are different types of chemo used, and different lengths of time for radiation....and some get chemo before rads along with chemo during rads (and some get rads and chemo, with more chemo after radiation is over)....there's lots of variation in that department....

    p

    thanks

    thanks for the info

  • Skiffin16
    Skiffin16 Member Posts: 8,305 Member
    #6
    WRONG

    Like mentioned...

    I too was Dx in Jan2009, STGIII SCC Tonsils and a lymphnode, HPV+,,

    Tx consisted of tonsils removed, nine weeks of Cisplatin, Taxotere and 5FU all in three week cycles.. That followed up with seven weeks of concurrent weekly Carboplatin and 35 daily rads sessions...

    So chemo was very much a part of my treatment.

     

    Actually the tumor completely dissolved away during the first nine weeks, before rads even started...

     

    BTW, five years clean and clear...

     

    Best,

    John

  • Sara1234
    Sara1234 Member Posts: 121
    #7
    Skiffin16 said:

    WRONG

    Like mentioned...

    I too was Dx in Jan2009, STGIII SCC Tonsils and a lymphnode, HPV+,,

    Tx consisted of tonsils removed, nine weeks of Cisplatin, Taxotere and 5FU all in three week cycles.. That followed up with seven weeks of concurrent weekly Carboplatin and 35 daily rads sessions...

    So chemo was very much a part of my treatment.

     

    Actually the tumor completely dissolved away during the first nine weeks, before rads even started...

     

    BTW, five years clean and clear...

     

    Best,

    John

    thanku

    for all the info I am pretty new here so I am a little crazy with some stuff ......glad to hear you are cancer free how are u doing today....... thanks for replying......

  • Skiffin16
    Skiffin16 Member Posts: 8,305 Member
    #8
    Sara1234 said:

    thanku

    for all the info I am pretty new here so I am a little crazy with some stuff ......glad to hear you are cancer free how are u doing today....... thanks for replying......

    Different Issue

    I have a different issue I'm dealing/recovering from at the moment, good news it isn't cancer related, bads news it was a horrible major surgery... but getting there day by day and with a lot of praying friends...

    John

  • Sara1234
    Sara1234 Member Posts: 121
    #9
    Skiffin16 said:

    Different Issue

    I have a different issue I'm dealing/recovering from at the moment, good news it isn't cancer related, bads news it was a horrible major surgery... but getting there day by day and with a lot of praying friends...

    John

    Sorry to hear that

    there is always something ..........hang in there if you ever feel like chatting pm me................................

  • debbiejeanne
    debbiejeanne Member Posts: 3,102 Member
    #10
    sara, not sure where you got

    sara, not sure where you got that info but you must have misunderstood.

    dj

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