What is Head and Neck cancers
Head and neck cancers are malignant growths originating in the lip and oral cavity (mouth), nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, thyroid, paranasal sinuses, salivary glands and cervical ...
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I am very new to this site. I am the caregiver for my husband. He has been diagnosed with sequismh cell cancer. It is at the base of his tongue. He had sugery about a month a go and they removed his lymph nodes on one side of his neck, they say that there is still cancer in there. He had a ct scan and pet scan and they found the priminary cells at the base of his tongue and also a few on the other side of the head in lymph nodes
Our treatment is 7 weeks 5 days a week of radiation. Chemo therapy three time within that 7 week time. The Chemo they say is platinum. What I have read it's pretty strong stuff,they will make him stay in the hopital one or two nights. We has an appt this wednesday with medical onocogist and also his simulated radiation appt. I would assume we would start treatment soon. They are telling us that the success rate is 90% I wonder if this is really true with this already being in the lymph nodes. I had done a lot of research and wonder how big of an impact that has on treatment success. Posted on 05/03/09, 09:05 am |
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I was diagnosed with tonsillar cancer that had spread to a lymph node in my neck - it was the swollen lymph node that alerted me to the cancer. I had a tonsillectomy followed by a radical neck dissection to remove the lymph nodes etc followed by radiotherapy over seven weeks with two weeks of platinum chemo thrown in for good measure.
I have to say the chemo was the worst part for me as it was a constant reminder of how ill i was. I was not in any pain with the chemo but i struggled to relax and begged to have the pic line removed when the second bout was finished. I would say the cisplatin i was given had little physical effect on me of any consequence, compared to others in the hospital who where being treated with much stronger chemo. Anyway the good news is that i had the chemo 8 years ago and am here to tell the tale. My advice for you and your husband is to stay positive, there is light at the end of the tunnel and if you focus on getting better rather than feeling sorry for your self you will make it through the cancer . If you need any information or just someone to chat too then i am happy to help. Derek 
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