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Mucus and Ulcers on tongue
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Hi All. Finished 7 chemos ans 33 radiations on 2/28/08. Today, 3/13/08, still recouping. My problems have been ulcers on the tongue from radiation. Some are hea...
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chemotherapy
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My husband was diagonsised 2 week ago with cancer of the right tonsil,squamous cell carcinoma. Getting ready to start second stage of chemo next week. Was in ho...
003/08/08 Message Rating
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Trying to get a diagnosis -
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Winter of 2007, I have a horrible sore throat that lasts for 5 weeks. Finally it goes away. Then a mucus cyst forms on my soft pallet. It bothers me a lot but m...
203/03/08 Message Rating
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Early in Diagnosis - Need advi...
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Hi all,I am working though the system of diagnosis for tonsil cancer.  I have had a CT scan that shows a 1.9 x 2.2 cm mass on my left tonsil that looks lik...
602/24/08 Message Rating
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Update and Request
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Hello Again,I just joined this site  yesterday evening and it has been a blessing.  I am the one that has the son-in-law that has ...
101/22/08 Message Rating
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Left Out Info On Previous Mess...
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I am so upset I failed to say  that my son-in-law problem is level 3 and in the right tonsil and lymph node.Thanks again.....Annette
001/21/08 Message Rating
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Tumor Has Returned
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Hello,I am so thankful for finding this site.My son-in-law just finished with chemo and thirty sessions of radiation five weeks ago.  He has ...
001/21/08 Message Rating
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support needed
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Himy name is Karen, my husband was diagnosed with tonsil cancer in november, he had his first chemo treatments this week so anyone that could help me with tips ...
401/19/08 Message Rating
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Thoughts and Info
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Hi, My father is 54yrs. old and has been a lifetime smoker. Approximately 4 months ago he noticed swelling in his tonsil. He went to his family doctor and was p...
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New Member-What to buy to be p...
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Hi GroupI'm 59 and still have my tonsils. Never smoked. Healthy up until this thing. Had a lymph node removed 3 weeks ago, malignant. Doctors say this ...
212/01/07 Message Rating
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nervous about husbands startin...
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My husband  had a mass on his right tonsil. Histonsil was removed on 10/05/07, it came backcancer. Medical term squamous cell carcinoma, T1.  My husba...
211/02/07 Message Rating
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unable to eat
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I also have tonsil cancer. Unable to eat for the past 2 and 1/2 years. I have a feeding tube. Just found a new doctor in New York who may be able to perform rec...
008/21/07 Message Rating
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PET results
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Hi All, after three months of chemo, my husband and I will find out his PET scan results tomorrow. I am very worried. I just pray that for once in four months w...
008/19/07 Message Rating
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Dad has Stage IV B squamous ce...
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My Dad has been diagnosed with stage IVB and it has metastasized to his sacram, lymph nodes and possible lungs. The onc has started chemo no radiation. The thre...
208/19/07 Message Rating
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Treatment Stories
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Hi I am new on here and was just wanting some info on how anyone has done during and after treatment for tonsil cancer. I have a good friend who was just diagno...
008/07/07 Message Rating
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Ethyol
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Need info on Ethyol injection.
107/23/07 Message Rating
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Shot of Ethyol amifostine for ...
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Help!! Anyone with info on an injection of Ethyol amifostine that can save the salivary glands and taste buds. My brother has stage 4 tonsil cancer. They may tr...
207/23/07 Message Rating
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Just found out I have cancer
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I have just found out that I have cancer of the left tonsil and I am going for surgery on Wednesday.  Can anyone tell me what questions I should ask while ...
007/15/07 Message Rating
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I have tonsil cancer
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anybody out there who would like to share please write back. I have had 19 radiation treatments and have 11 to go. Things are tough right now. They want me to g...
207/07/07 Message Rating
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brother recently diagnosed at ...
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Hi, my name is Anne my brother was just diagnosed with tonsil cancer. He had a lump in his neck and went to dr. referred him to ENT dr who did a biopsy of his l...
206/19/07 Message Rating
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treatment not taken
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My mum was diagnosed with tonsil cancer in january 2007 she was quite advanced and refused treatment as it was very unlikely it would improve her quality of lif...
006/17/07 Message Rating
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Treatment
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Need help my mother is 53 and just had a tonsillectomy has a knot in herneck also. It is squamous cell her surgeon said its stage III but has decided to only do...
305/22/07 Message Rating
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we are not getting Erbitux.......
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We thought we would qualify for clinical trial using Erbutix but found out today we are not getting it.  As I lokk outon the board alot of you havegotten i...
305/04/07 Message Rating
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Stage 4 both Tonsils
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I am so glad I found this board you all have such remarkable stories.we just started our journey on 4/13/07 recieveing results from biopsy taken from lump on ly...
305/01/07 Message Rating
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Swollen cheek 2 months after t...
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Hi Everyone...My husband had tonsil cancer of the right tonsil (T3,N1,M0) last November.  (age 47, non-smoker, hardly ever drank) and the treatment ended i...
204/24/07 Message Rating
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