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Head and Neck Cancer
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My father has been diagosnied with head and neck cancer (stage IV) and it has probably spread to the lymph nodes in the lungs. Dr's have ord...
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| 5 | 09/13/07 |
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Neck dysection surgeon needed
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Can anyone recommend a surgeon in Philadelphia, PA who performs neck dysections? I was diagnosed with Papillary Thyroid Cancer which has already spread to...
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| 3 | 09/10/07 |
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feeing tube and dehydration
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Need anyones advise on the care of the skin around the feeding tube.My husbands skin is getting red. I clean it with diluted hydrogen pyroxide and then put neos...
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| 3 | 09/09/07 |
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squamous tonsil cancer
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I am one year cancer free from tonsil cancer involving one lymph node 3,2 centimeters. I had a neck dissection and 7 weeks of radiation and five chemo treqtment...
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| 0 | 09/06/07 |
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Radiation following neck disse...
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I had a selective neck dissection on 8/13. Pathology revealed only 2 positive lymph nodes, but I must have radiation starting about 9/24. I am a high scho...
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| 8 | 09/04/07 |
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Skin cancer spread to lymph no...
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Hi all, I'm an active duty military member and mother of three. Unfortunatly my husband has just been diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma meta...
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| 4 | 09/02/07 |
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opted out of feeding tube
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My brother has tonsilar squamous cell with left node involvement(1). Started radiation 08/28/07 and has first chemo today. He opted out of getting a feeding tub...
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| 10 | 08/31/07 |
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Tonsil
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Should other brothers and sisters be checked for cancer of the tonsil even though they have no symptoms since their brother has squamous cell tonsil cancer?
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| 1 | 08/30/07 |
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Nebulizing - Trach, Nose & Mou...
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I have been wondering how many times one should be nebulizing your trach, nose & mouth and for how long each time.I know there is a mask that does all three...
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| 2 | 08/30/07 |
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Total Glossectomy and Total La...
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Hi,My father was diagnosed with SCC stage IV of the tongue, he went thru chemo and radiation but only to have the tumor return twice as aggressiv...
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| 1 | 08/28/07 |
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unable to eat for 2 years
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I also have cancer of tonsil. I have been unable to eat for 2 years. I had to have a feeding tube before they started radiation and chemo. Now witho...
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| 0 | 08/25/07 |
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xeloda for head and neck
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Has anyone heard of xeloda for head and neck cancer. My husband was given up by Drs. about a year and a half ago. So we found new Dr.who...
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| 3 | 08/22/07 |
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Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
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Hello,My husband has recently been diagnosed with nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Surgery is not recommended because of the placement of the tumor, so chemother...
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| 3 | 08/19/07 |
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Erbitux
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My docs are trying to control my stage-4 squamous cell cancer. I've been through radiation, surgery and now chemo. They want to had Erbitux, but...
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| 2 | 08/18/07 |
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Sqaumous Cell of the Tonsil --...
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My husband (age 48) was diagnosed in January with tonsil cancer on the left side with two cancerous nodes, also on the left side. He had 6 and 1/2 weeks o...
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| 6 | 08/17/07 |
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Related experiences
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I've just completed the first week of treatment for Stage3 SCC of
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| 3 | 08/16/07 |
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Bi-lateral neck dissection
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My 74 y/o mother was dxd w/base of tongue cancer in April 2007. She went through 35 radiation txts and 3 chemo (Taxil/Carboplantin). She is a month out from the...
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| 11 | 08/14/07 |
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Zeolite
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Hello All!What a wonderful forum this is. I feel better just reading through past messages, and encouraged by all the feedback. My concerns are the ...
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| 2 | 08/09/07 |
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Squamous Cell Paradigm trial A...
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Greetings. Glenn here age 45, married , with a daughter age 15. I was just dignosed with throat, tounge, toncil, neck bi-lateral cancer stage 4A , a week ...
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| 7 | 08/08/07 |
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Squamous Cell Paradigm trial ...
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Greetings. Glenn here age 45, married , with a daughter age 15. I was just dignosed with throat, tounge, toncil, neck bi-lateral cancer stage 4A , a week ...
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| 0 | 08/08/07 |
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Throat Cancer and HPV
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Anyone connected the HPV virus as the probable cause of their throat cancer? My husband, who was diagnosed Stage 3 (pyriform sinus (hypopharnyx) with regi...
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| 2 | 08/08/07 |
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Stage IV Squamous Cell carcino...
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My husband served in Viet Nam at Chu Lai, He has been diagnosed with Stage IV Squamous cell carcinoma of the head & neck.The cancer is at the base of his to...
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| 4 | 08/07/07 |
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Need Advice Please!!
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My father was diagnosed with Satge 4 squamous cell carcinoma of the neck that has metastasis to the lungs. He will begin DCF - chemotherapy this week inpatient ...
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| 1 | 08/06/07 |
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severe radiation fibrosis
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Hi, My husband has been out of treatment from July 2003. He had massive treatment for nasopharyngeal stage 4 advanced. He now has severe fibrosis resulting in s...
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| 4 | 08/06/07 |
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Back on path..
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I apologize for not responding earlier, we have been running around like crazy today trying to get the problems resolved. I really appreciate your respons...
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| 0 | 08/05/07 |
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