Dear all,

I am back.  Sorry for disappearing. I just needed a time away since I was having a hard time moving forward. I have missed the group so I have checked from time to time. We have so many new folks.  I wish them the best. All is well with us. Dima just had his round of exams and just saw his ENT. We are going to see the oncologists next week. He is doing really well.

I just read this article on the Washington Post and wanted to share since it specifically talks about head and neck:

The list of cancers being taken down by immunotherapy keeps growing

 Here is an excerpt:

"Head and neck cancer, a devastating disease that affects the patient's ability to eat, breathe and talk, can be caused by the human papillomavirus, or HPV. Data released as an abstract Tuesday showed the immunotherapy drug Opdivo led to improved overall survival for patients with advanced cancer who had not responded to chemotherapy. Such benefit had not been seen before, according to Maura Gillison of the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, who led the study."

It also mentions Keytruda. I am so sorry it didn't work for Joe.