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Head And Neck Cancers

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 Cancers Discussions

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I need ideas for easier feedin...
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My husband who is 79 yrs old has been diagnosed with throat cancer in January. The hospitals here in Montreal and St Jerome have both refused to give him any tr...
205/27/07 Message Rating
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Too Scared to Resume Treatment
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My husband Doug had 1 round of Chemo and was due for 2nd, Dr. sent him for a Psych Eval, that doctor put him on anti-anxiety drugs to relax and to sleep, postpo...
305/25/07 Message Rating
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Erbitux
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Hi all,Not happy to be here as I am sure you are not as well.  My husband has metastatic Head and Neck cancer with unknow primary.  Left neck lym...
905/24/07 Message Rating
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Treatment Questions for Stage ...
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I have seen many post from people in our same situation, so I thought I would ask everyone......how do you know what is your best treatment options. M...
1805/19/07 Message Rating
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Tongue Cancer and Peg Tube
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My husband finished his 33 radiation treatments to the head and neck 4 weeks ago.  He STILL has mouth sores and cannot tolerate  swallowing anything b...
505/11/07 Message Rating
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Kidney problems
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My husband has Stage IV nasopharyngeal cancer mets to bones .... he's been on a six month regiment of chemo only... cisplatin and 5FU.. headaches are still ...
005/09/07 Message Rating
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New to this site. Sister with...
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Hi I just typed a long message then lost it so this one will not be as long.  My sister has just been diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma in her neck.&n...
605/02/07 Message Rating
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New Member/PEG tube/Non-smoker
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Hi.  My husband is 64, hasn't smoked in over 20 yrs (and even then was only a social smoker), and has recently been diagnosed with throat cancer--base ...
705/01/07 Message Rating
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Everything Tastes Bad Post TX
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My husband just finished the rad and chemo TX and has lost 53 lbs. He has a peg tube and uses Boost and Ensure but only 1-2 bottle a day as everything upsets hi...
304/29/07 Message Rating
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Hi There
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Just got the news. I have tonsile cancer. 44 years young 5 kids and ages 18 years to 2 years. Going to Dartmoth Hitchcock medical center (norris cotten center)&...
104/28/07 Message Rating
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Lumps down both side of neck.
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I'm writing about my 3 year old boy. I've been complaining for the last year and a half about the lumps on both side of his neck. When I first noti...
104/25/07 Message Rating
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Adenocarcinoma of trachea
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Can anyone help with information please, I have been told I have adenocarcinoma in the trachea.My history :  I was diagnosed with colon cancer in 1999.&nbs...
504/17/07 Message Rating
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It DOES get better
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I was diagnosed with a Stage IVa squamous cell carcinoma of the neck with an unknown primary in late August of 2003.  I underwent a radical neck dissecti...
2504/11/07 Message Rating
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post radiation and chemo
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My husband had 33 radiation treatments and 3 Cisplatin treatments each 3 weeks apart.  He finished on March 15.  He had a small primary site of squamo...
204/09/07 Message Rating
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Fatigue and Exhaustion
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I am 29 months out from Major Cancer treatment for "Squamos Cell" at base of my tongue. I had surgery, 3 rounds of Cisplatin, and 40 rounds of Radiati...
804/08/07 Message Rating
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Information Needed
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Hello all..My father was just recently diagnosed by his doctor that he has a MALIGNANT CYST on his neck..He has had this lump show up after his MINOR HEART ATTA...
104/02/07 Message Rating
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CHML on Head and Neck Leiomyos...
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I have found leiomyosarcoma at my  right maxillary sinus. It has been cut out 1st time on April 2006 without clear margin. After surgery I have g...
203/27/07 Message Rating
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any info please... 60 year old...
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4 Weeks ago we noticed a large lump in my dads neck it was the size of an egg.( it had appeared over a weekend )  We took him to A&E department of our ...
703/26/07 Message Rating
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Edema on one side of body afte...
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 Just wondering has any of you experience edema on only one side of the body after total thyroidectomy and radioactive iodine treatment? I had my TT on Dec...
603/20/07 Message Rating
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Trachea cancer
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Husband recently diagnosed with chrondosarcoma of the trachea.  This is supposed to be rare.  Is there anyone out there with trachea cancer that I can...
103/17/07 Message Rating
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squamous cell sarcoma in my to...
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Hi, I'm a 31 year old woman who was diagnosed squamous cell tonsil cancer two weeks ago. I feel like I am in a nightmare! I start chemo as soon as my teeth ...
003/16/07 Message Rating
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squamous cell sarcoma in my to...
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Hi, I'm a 31 year old woman who was diagnosed squamous cell tonsil cancer two weeks ago. I feel like I am in a nightmare! I start chemo as soon as my teeth ...
1603/16/07 Message Rating
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new head and neck cancer site
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My new head and neck cancer site is  I add to it all the time, so check back often. 
103/12/07 Message Rating
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Emotional feeling of head and ...
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My husband is currently undergoing radiation and chemo at MD Anderson and has 8 sessions left.  He has SC head and neck cancer, stage 4,unknown primary.&nb...
503/12/07 Message Rating
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Looking for the man with the S...
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Hi, I know when I was reading this board a few months ago there was a man who had Squamous Cell Carcinoma Head & Neck Cancer that had metastized to both his...
003/10/07 Message Rating
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