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Tonsil Cancer from HPV

Head & Neck Cancer | Last Active: Mar 19 9:25am | Replies (21)

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@slmoore0626

Actually I did 20 rounds of radiation and two of chemo. I was on a 2x day radiation for two weeks and one chemo each week. I went into it hoping for no chemo or radiation but I had a tonsillectomy in May which found a tumor and then TORS in July to remove any residual. Also a lymph node dissection of 18 nodes with two metastatic. Stage 2. Fortunately the cancer was not outside the two lymph nodes My surgeon and oncologist encouraged that protocol because there is a ten percent false positive or false negative in the NavDX. I was at a very good teaching/research hospital in NC. I will be forever grateful to them!

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Hope you are doing well now🙏🏻
I have decided I have to trust my mayo drs - hopefully no radiation was right decision- I have the blood test done every 3 months for 2 years - w physical checkups
Let us know how u r doing