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Diagnosed with Ameloblastoma

Head & Neck Cancer | Last Active: Oct 28 6:03pm | Replies (227)

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@tomschwerdt

Both times I had a biopsy and a pathology report before any more significant treatment.

First round (~2007) I did "conservative" surgery which included two teeth and a big chunk of jawbone + autologous bone transplant + dental implants, which got me though to 2023 - this time I've pushed hard to pursue chemotherapy because my ameloblastoma has a the BRAF V600E mutation - and there is a recently FDA approved oral (pills) chemotherapy for other cancers with that specific mutation.

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I’m going to push for a biopsy prior to any other procedures. Thank you for connecting with me.