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Head And Neck Cancer

Whether you have been diagnosed with cancer or you are seeking support for a loved one, our online cancer forum is full of information and resources about head and neck cancer. Connect with fellow cancer patients to compare stories, research treatment methods, and more.

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Head And Neck Cancer Discussions

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my throat
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Hi  i;am  mary;  i;am  new  here,  looking  for  info.  I  had  some  bumps  in  my  ...
1504/02/08 Message Rating
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Dental issues
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I would like to know if anyone has had any dental issues since radiation.  I am18 months out from my last radiation treatment and have noticed a lot of dis...
804/02/08 Message Rating
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Fever during treatment
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Did anyone experience really high temperatures during treatment for tonsil cancer? My husband stopped the cetuximab early, they felt it had done it's job. N...
804/02/08 Message Rating
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Help with preparing for treatm...
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My Husband was diagnosed with cancer of the left tonsil and has some lymph node involvement. He will begin treatment next week after mapping. He will have radia...
1104/01/08 Message Rating
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Off to Houston for first tests...
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Heading out to MD Anderson from Las Vegas 37 days after I finished radiation tomorrow for my first round of blood work, ct scan of head and neck, ct scan of che...
703/31/08 Message Rating
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dry mouth
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Thank you for your replies re gagging and coughing.  My husband has now, thankfully, passed the coughing and gagging stage and is now drinking water and ha...
303/30/08 Message Rating
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Mediator ... Everything Ok?
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Quick message to see how you all are doing ...
503/29/08 Message Rating
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Please help
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My husband was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of the left tonsil.  He is 40 non-smoker.  We have 3 small children 6, 18 months and 7 months.&n...
803/28/08 Message Rating
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erbitux
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 Has anyone ever had a new chemo by the name of erbitux? My brother in law is on his last chance chem and its erbitux. Does anyone know what the success ra...
403/27/08 Message Rating
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Husband has tonsil cancer
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This is my first time doing anything like this - cancer or message board - so please bear with me.  Just wanted to get some words of inspiration from ...
1903/27/08 Message Rating
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BASE OF TONGUE
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I have  base of tongue cancer.  It is  a T2 but has involved  a lymph node (one) of three.  It was originally diagnosed as a ...
803/26/08 Message Rating
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Reoccurence of Squamous Cell C...
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Has anyone had reoccurence of squamous cell carcinoma of the Throat?My husband was diagnosed three years ago.  He had modified radical neck dissection foll...
303/24/08 Message Rating
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really helps mucus
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HelloI wanted to write to tell everyone about this medication that completly cleared up my fathers mucus. It did the impossible. He has no recurrent neck cancer...
403/22/08 Message Rating
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Looking for information
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 Hi everyone Does anyone know of a chemotherapy that has side effects in the form of rashes and possible sores on the skin area? Obviously this is the prev...
203/21/08 Message Rating
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Tonsil Cancer
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In December 2007 my husband noticed an enlarged lymph node on his neck.  It was taken out, biopsied and determined that it was cancerous.  In January ...
903/19/08 Message Rating
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Thrush
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My husband is on day 19 of 30 for radiation, and within just the first few days his tongue got much more sore than he would've expected at that point. ...
703/17/08 Message Rating
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Amazing Mucous
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Thank you everyone!  I'm not sure how to get this posted within the same group, but my husband is the patient, but I'm doing all the reading about ...
1003/16/08 Message Rating
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dry reaching and gagging
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My husband finished his radiation and chem treatment, for cancer on the base of his tongue, a month ago. He had a PEG inserted before treatment so has not had a...
203/15/08 Message Rating
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Radiation therapy for my laryn...
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I have just found out from the hospital .. i have stage 1 cancer of the vocal chords and are planning a month of radio therapy . I have been told there will be ...
303/13/08 Message Rating
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advanced cancer of the larynx ...
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Help! My mother has advanced stage cancer of the larynx mets to the lungs...any advice, altern treatments, anything...please... --Message edited by CancerCompas...
603/13/08 Message Rating
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snuc
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Hi, my 17 year old nephew has been diagnosed with snuc and will begin IMRT and chemothereapy starting tomorrow. He will be receiving cesplatin and etoposci...
603/12/08 Message Rating
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Post Rad Coughing & Eating
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Hello friends:My husband hit the one week post rad mark today.  He is definitely a bit better but not where he hoped.  Personally, I think he expects ...
2403/12/08 Rated by 2 members
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"I'm so vein...."
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...as thge song says.Has anyone had their teeth get darker through radiation? Even my porcelean vaneers are darker.Rick
703/10/08 Message Rating
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After Voicebox removal ...
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... Being newly diagnosed with cancer of the vocal chords.. and awaiting the results of an MRI scan to determin the extent of the cancer .Ive been trying to foc...
103/06/08 Message Rating
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Whoo Hoo and Yahoo
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Hello Cyber Friends of the Head and Neck world......My husband finished his last day of radiation today for NPC stage 4.  Whoo Hoo!  Yahoo! ...
1103/05/08 Message Rating
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