Latest Squamous Cell discussions http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/cancers/head-and-neck-cancers/squamous-cell/1,0,119,39,44.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ What type of cancer is this?? http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,28346,0.htm Ruth Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT ive been diagnosed with squamous cell a month ago, but i still havent been to see any kind of cancer doc. ent is trying to find the primary just had a tonsillectomy still waiting on results. all these procedures ive been thru have allready put me in a financial pinch. ent says the oncologist takes care of assistance help but i need it now, should i have allready seen the oncologist? everyone in my extended family says i should have and are mad.i asked and ent said that we go one step at a time any thoughts? thanks http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,28252,0.htm dadof3girls Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT Hello,This my first post and it's really comforting for me to know there are others out there that understand what I've been through. In Nov 2007, I was diaInosed with Stage 4 Squamous cell carcinoma. I only had my right tonsel removed. The first doctor I went to removed the tonsil but cut into the margin. The other doctors I went to were worried that the cells had spread. It was in several lymph nodes in my neck. I had 23 chemo treatments and 68 doses of radiation. I was very lucky throughout both chemo and radiation I could eat and swallow without difficulty. I was just very tired. It wasn't until the last two weeks of radiation that my throat hurt so badly I couldn't swallow, eat or sleep. It took a month before I could begin to think about eating again. I lived off Ensure shakes, Ha! In April 2008 I had a PET scan and they couldn't find any active cells in my body. I've been going every month for follow-ups. The doctors were thrilled with my results. They didn't think they would get it all. It was a rough road but with the support of my family and a WONDERFUL team of doctors and nurses. I am cancer free today. http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,28133,0.htm SHLTZE Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT hi i just found out i have squamous on my back which a year ago it was said to me that is was ring worm by another derm.. no biopsy at that time... until i found a new derm and said it looked funny a did a biopsy and it came back s-cell so now ontuesday im having it removed im so nervous any helpful thoughts..... thanks http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,27943,0.htm debpaige Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT My dad has squamos cell cancer which has matastisised in his groin. he is elderly andalthought they have operated to remove the cancer that has not been sucessful.On Saturday night he seemed to lose his ming, having horrific hallucinations and pulling his cathtar out, We hospitalised him but despite a brain scanwhich showed nothing they dont know why Dad is having these hallucinations.can any one throw any light on thismany thanks  http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,27842,0.htm allienz Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT hello all, Im just sitting here thinking if ill be able to drive myself to and from treatments, or if my wife will have to take off work. I dont know yet what ill be having(hopefully find out tues.) but just trying to plan ahead.thanks in advance,Joe http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,27471,0.htm dadof3girls Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT Has anyone had squamous cell carcinoma of the throat that continues to come back?  Any survivors of more than four or five years out there?  My husband had squamous cell carcinoma in his throat in March of 05.  Hehad modified radical neck dissection, chemo (carboplatnum and 5 FU) andradiation.  He was cancer free until this past Dec.  The cancer then appeared on the other side of his neck. Again he had modified radical neck dissection and chemo. Taxotere.  After having his 6 month PET scan there were new places lighting up.  He began chemo again this weekmethatrexate, erbitux and cisplatinum.  Has anyone expierenced the cancer coming back over and over?  Any long time survivors out there?Would like to talk to someone who has gone through this.We have put it in God's hands and are hoping his will be done.   http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,27442,0.htm shootingstar Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT just diagnosed, had my pet scan today, so im in the dark on alot of issues.I was just wondering if ill be able to work during all this. my doc said i wouldnt. but i really dont have a choice, ill lose everything. does anyone have any advice on what i can do. i dont have any kind of disabillity insurance. i work in construction have ok health insurance. just kinda wanting to know whats ahead financially. http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,27403,0.htm dadof3girls Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT Has anyone had radiation therapy more than once for squamous cell carcinoma of the throat?  My husband had cancer three years ago and went through chemo, 36 radiation treatments and modified radical neck dissection.  The cancer returned on the other side of his throat this past Dec. and he was given chemo again and modified radical neck dissection on this side.  He had a pet scan last week and it is now showing up again.  We are waiting for the tumor board to give us a decision on what treatment is available now.  Has anyone had radiation treatment more than once on the neck? http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,26834,0.htm shootingstar Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT Hi,I'm a 51 year old lady. I'm awaiting a Pet Scan to try to find the primary location. I had a biopsy and removed a Lymph Node in my neck where it had spread to several on my right side. It just seems like it takes the doctor's office forever to get anthing done. Does it spread quickly? Any advice would be appreciated.Nana    http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,26691,0.htm Nana56 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT I was just diagnosed with Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma. I had a biopsy of a lymph node in my neck, which he removed the entire node. He can't see anything in my mouth ot throat. I'm awaiting a Pet Scan to see where it is. I live in N. Ga. Does anyone have any suggestions on Cancer Centers or doctors? Could the cancer be anywhere in my body?Thanks,Nana   http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,26648,0.htm Nana56 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT In December my domestic partner, who is 49 years old had radical neck dissection. At the time, the cancer was unknown primary. After surgery, we were told he was at stage 4, tonsil cancer and he would need radiation. All of his teeth were extracted, as he didn't have time for dental work, as he was told radiation could make them fall out. Along with the radiation, he was given weekly injections of Erbitux, which supposedly would keep the cancer from spreading, as we were told cells could escape. So, from January to March he went through the rest of this misery. Last week he had the CT checkup scan and was told that two soft tissue nodules are in his lungs. The doctor said that there isn't much that can be done treatment wise. Chemo might help but he didn't seem very positive. My boyfriend said that he is not going to do anything further. He's had enough. He is thin as a rail and won't wear the dentures, which he can't get used to. He also didn't have insurance but luckily was awarded Medicaid a few months ago but that also provides for limited choices. Anyone have an experience with this cancer spreading? Thank you. http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,26026,0.htm Iris1 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT My Dad is post-radiation and chemo for squamous cell carcinoma of the neck w/single lymph node involvement. He is now experiencing grainy tissue w/appears to be coming from the inside of his throat and mouth. Has anyone ever experienced this before? He is 10 weeks post-treatment and completely miserable and unable to eat. He refuses the peg tube placement. He is also coughing up what seems to be pieces of tissue from his throat. I would appreciate any help.  http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,25857,0.htm DeaconMax768 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT Well it has been a few days since I have been on here so here goes this is the latest I have had my PET and mask made Thursday the 20th of June 2008. They will be putting in the port Monday and then the PEG on Tuesday...then my radiation and chemo starts July 1st,2008.  So far this has been a frightening experience yet I still konw that all is going to be just fine...The Lord is on my side and my family and my friends, especially my loving husband who has sat with me thru all the appointments. I know it is going to be hard on him and that worries me too. I told him the other morning that if he gets to where he needs to talk to please talk to someone if he can't talk to me. He is such loving husband and worries over me as much. I know this isn't going to be easy for him either.I have many people praying for me and that is the greatest thing ever, may all the glory be for the Lord and His wonderous miracles. Believe in His healing powers and they will come to be. Hope and pray that everyone who is going thur this is touched by the Lords healing powers and they keep faith that miracles do happen. God bless you all. http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,25289,0.htm t&j11106 Sat, 21 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT I have received 11 tomotherapy radiation treatments and 3 herbatux (generic) or cytuxamab (brand) chemical theraphies.  The reason I am writing this message is to tell you about Caphosol (Artificial Saliva).  When you receive radiation in the head and neck area, one of the affects is dry mouth due to loss of saliva.  So you lose pH balance in your mouth.  When this happens canker sores crop up in your mouth.  Some people call this thrush.  Whatever, I am here to tell you Caphosol works wonderfully.  The only drawback is my insurance Healthsmart doesn't cover this prescription.  It costs $167 for a weeks supply.  It is worth it though.  Its the difference between eating, drinking, swallowing and not being able to do so.  Good luck. http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,24597,0.htm labrador Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT My husband recently underwent a total glossectomy with a flap reconstruction.  He was told he wouid only be able to take a "blenderized" diet.  We are looking for a diet that does not use commercial diet preparations like Ensure, Boost, Carnation Instant Breakfast, etc. http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,24551,0.htm LynnBabs Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT My dad will be 70 soon. He’s been diagnosed with well-defined SCC of the Buccal Mucosa ( cheeks ) and stage 3 but no metastasis . Neither is any lymph nodes affected . Doctors suggest 45 days of radiation 5d/week. However my dad is afraid of the effects of radiation and doesn’t want to go through it. His  friends and relatives are also afraid that he will not be able to take it. Has anyone as old  or older gone thro radiation ? Do you think he should go through this ? Are there any alternatives ? If he does not get treated – how does SCC progress – will it get painful ? http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,24506,0.htm cnsrdude Thu, 29 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT My husband was treated last fall with chemo and radiation for SCC in neck lymph node with unknown primary.  He's been seeing his oncologist every two months for checkups and so far everything is fine.  My question is this:  Are mood changes common after treatment?   He's not a pleasant person to be around.  He has little patience and tolerance for anything.  He seems angry at everyone. His behavior toward others can be quite rude.  He doesn't seem like the same person anymore and, frankly, I don't like the person he has become. Any advice? http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,24425,0.htm ecmb709 Tue, 27 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT I have been DX with SCC Rt side neck mass with unknown primary.  To date Surgery has not been scheduled.  Per the above subject line I am not eligible for Chemo/Rad due to multiple Auto-Immune Diseases.  The Primary Auto-Immune disease is a Rare Disease and very little is known about it.My question is, are there other people DX with SCC that have Auto-Immune Diseases and if so what treatments are available, if any, after Surgical removal of Right Lymph Node & Tonsils.Any information would be greatly appreciated ASAP.Many Thanks   http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,24396,0.htm furrypaws12 Mon, 26 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT My only brother was just diagnosed with a squamous carcinoma of the pancreas. He is 49 and otherwise very healthy. It has not metasticized except perhaps local lymph nodes. It is too big to resect at this point, so the treatment is chemo- cisplatin and gemzar.  Apparently, this is a very rare form of pancreatic cancer and I am hoping that someone out there has some experience that can help us. We are wondering if it should be treated more like a squamous carcinoma and less like pancreatic cancer.Thank you so much in advance http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,24116,0.htm newton Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT My husband, Cliff - 39 years old (athlete), was just diagnosed w/ Squamous Cell. His treatment includes Radiation 5 days a week, 30 mins a day, for 7 weeks. Chemo is every Friday. He started his first Chemo treatment w/ Erbitux yesterday and it's already wearing him out! He had a 100.5 fever for 1/2 the night, shaking chills, naseau, stiff neck and now this morning his eyes hurt. Is this normal??? If it doesn't clear up by this afternoon, I'm taking him to the ER! He hasn't eaten since lunch yesterday and isn't drinking enough water.    http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,23444,0.htm Fouey35 Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT My mother had squamous cell carcinoma of the floor of the mouth and went through surgery to remove the tumour and reconstruct part of the tongue and the interior of the mouth. Her arm and thigh were used as donars for the veins, muscles and skin required. This was followed by radiation treatments.Prior to the surgery we were told after a couple of weeks she would be able to eat normaly with new dentures. The denturist said her teeth may only be cosmetic and due to the limited mobility of her tongue she may never eat or speak normally again.It's been 6 months and she still cannot even manage to eat yogurt or puddings because they're "too thick". We puree her food but she has to dilute everything because she can only manage to drink her food.She's loosing weight because we can't get enough calories into her.Has anyone recovered from this state or does anyone have any tips to share with us?Worried, Birgit2  http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,23373,0.htm birgit2 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT I just found out that my husband has throat cancer-tonsils. i am so scared! i dont know how to handle this. i just recovered from my cervical cancer and now this! i am reading that tonsil cancer is very painful. how do i tell him that it is not an easy road and still be positive? http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,23134,0.htm HeidiTony Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT HelloI wanted to write to tell everyone about this medication that completly cleared up my fathers mucus. It did the impossible. He has now recurrent neck cancer as the radiation and chemo did not kill the cancer. He recently went to get a trach put in and they did an biopsy while they were in there and it came back positive. He is now home on hospice and after all this we told hospice about his flem and they gave us Transderm Scop patches. They are for sea sickness . We had to use two at a time for it to work. We put one patch behind each ear and it really worked. Nothing has worked all this time . His flem is so bad he could hardly lay down flat for his radiation treatments and had to cut some short. He cant take any cat scans because of it as well. All this time he could have had this and maybe been able to eat better as all food came out of his nose. He now has a feeding tube in and a trach and still has cancer and some how this patch made all the flem dissapear and I mean really dissapear and in a day. He had bad neasua from the feeding tube and it also made that go away so now he can get up and move around. I really cant say enough about these patches. Please if you have bad mucus or even if you have neausea please have your doctor try these. His flem was so bad you could actually grab it and pull. Not to be gross but to give you an example of how bad it was to how gone it is now. I hope this can help even one person. My father wanted everyone to know about it. Had we had it earlier it would have been easier on him and we might have been able to get better readings on his scans. Just as a side note, he also has bad swelling of his cheeks lips and tongue from his lymphatic system not draining right. They put him on Steriods and the swelling went down in 2 days. He has to stay on them but it does help.Nicole http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,22246,0.htm nicole13 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT I was diagnosed with Squamous cell throat cancer that has moved to the r/l limp nodes 1/17/08. No primary found to date. Am finishing with chemo and need to understand radiation options. We have a very good local treatment center here ( Hutchinson KS ), the Chalmers Cancer Treatment Center. They have the Varian 2100Ex system with IMRT. However they mentioned that in the next 3 months they would have the TomoTherapy HI-Art system available. Through my research this seems to be a great system for certain kinds of treatment to small areas, where protection of surrounding tissue is vital. Due to cost, there are not many of the systems around yet. Cancer Treatment Centrs of America have them at all their locations. Due to insurance issues we would be force to their Chicago ( Zion ) Il. location, which is a long way to travel. I have found that the Deaconess hosptal in Oklahoma City, about 3hrs. away the has one in use. Has any one heard of the advantages of the TomoTherapy Hi-Art systems. http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,21819,0.htm DBlake Sun, 09 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT