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Friends, My father (stage IV tongue cancer w/ bilateral node involvement) has finished week one of radiation with one chemo treatment. He's doing...
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| 0 | 08/05/07 |
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Am I Being Fooled?
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I am a little worried that "if it seems too good to be true, then it is" is happening. Let me explain.Today my father completed his first week o...
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| 5 | 08/03/07 |
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Extreme symptoms after only fi...
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My father was recently diagnosed with early stage 2 squamous cell cancer when there was a tumor found on the back of his tongue/tonsil. He was then told t...
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| 3 | 08/01/07 |
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chemo side effects
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I sent a similar message yesterday, but put it under a different category, and now can't locate it. Anyway, I wonder if you would please talk to me ab...
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| 1 | 08/01/07 |
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Erbitux side effects
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My father has stage IV base of tongue SCC. He begins radiation tomorrow (M-F for seven weeks) and his weekly chemo treatments on Tuesday. ...
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| 1 | 07/29/07 |
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PEG tube
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I wonder if you could write to me if you have had experience with a PEG tube. My father has it inserted already, and his trial run of radiation is tomorro...
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| 4 | 07/26/07 |
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Can an alcoholic be treated?
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My sister has been diagnosed as stage 4 SCC in her throat. Surgery from my understanding is not an option. To add to an already sad situation, ...
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| 1 | 07/21/07 |
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Mask for Radiation
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Today my father was fitted for his radiation mask. "Dots" were put on both his shoulders, and from left to right across his chest. What do...
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| 5 | 07/19/07 |
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Help with decision
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My husband was diagnoised last week with this on the back of his tongue.Dr's say surgery only way to go and would loose eating.Is there anyone out there tha...
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| 0 | 07/11/07 |
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Newly diagnoised(Help Please)
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My husband who is 66 has just been diagnosed with Squamous cell carcinoma on the back of his tongue.Dr's say only surgery is an option and he would loose hi...
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| 8 | 07/11/07 |
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THE STRESS OF IT ALL
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Me again, Maggie. The details: father, 87, base of tongue squamous cell carcinoma stage IV (T4 N2c), dx 6/12/07I live on the other side of the country fro...
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| 4 | 07/04/07 |
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Complete exhaustion
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I wonder if anyone could tell me about this. My father, 87, stage T4 N2c base of tongue SCC, hasn't begun radiation/chemo yet. Ho...
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| 1 | 06/28/07 |
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Information needed
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Father, 87, base of tongue SCC stage IV N2c, diagnosed June 12 He father had a PET scan yesterday. I know there are no aftereffects from it...
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| 0 | 06/26/07 |
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Preparation for PET scan
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Could someone please tell me what the preparations are for a PET scan? My father is due to have his first one tomorrow, the one that will reveal possible ...
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| 0 | 06/24/07 |
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Dental work before radiation a...
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Why is dental work so important before rad and chemo? And what is usually done? My father is newly-diagnosed with stage IV base of tongue cancer tha...
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| 5 | 06/20/07 |
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Tooth problems
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The last time I saw my father was at Christmas. He has always had tooth problems, kind of yellowed. I always thought it was years of cigar smoking a...
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| 0 | 06/15/07 |
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Bad news
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I just had a phone call from my father's radiation oncologist. He was very straightforward about his "very large base of tongue cancer," and...
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| 1 | 06/14/07 |
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What does age have to do with ...
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It seems likely that a younger person has a better chance, so to speak, than an older person. Would a person in late 80s with BOT SCC stage IV with bilate...
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| 0 | 06/14/07 |
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Help!
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My father is 87, newly diagnosed with base of tongue SCC T4 N2c. He is in complete denial about how difficult radiation can be, and almost will ...
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| 5 | 06/14/07 |
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Poorly differentiated
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My 87 year old father was just diagnosed with T4 N2c base of tongue cancer. I was told by his doctor that the tumor is "poorly differentiated."&...
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| 0 | 06/12/07 |
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Radiation
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Have sinus cancer took all my sinuses out in April. I am now going thru radiation going on 11th day have 37 . The DRs had to give me this medacation called magi...
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| 3 | 06/10/07 |
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neck tingling
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Three years after removing tumor from my tonsil area, I suddenly feel lots of tingling not in the area of incision but behind my neck and up to my ear. Is...
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| 1 | 05/20/07 |
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hi to all..and chemo Q.
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oh...sheesh... where to start? I'm taking care of my sweetheart Zeno. He was diagnosised in March with T1N1M0, squamous cell carcinoma, primary tumor in his...
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| 4 | 04/30/07 |
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Canine squamous cell carcinoma
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My truly best buddy (canine) was diagnosed with Squamous cell carcinoma with a roughly 4cm x 2cm mass in the neck area. I have begun taking him to a Vet c...
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| 3 | 04/26/07 |
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PEG tube pain
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I had a PEG tube "installed" a week ago and I will begin my
treatment a week from now. As you know, the tube is in place in case I
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