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Meet others living with Head & Neck Cancer: Introduce yourself

Head & Neck Cancer | Last Active: Sep 21 5:27pm | Replies (538)
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@lilypilly

Hi Allison is my name. I was diagnosed with basenif tongue and lymph node cancer. I just celebrated my 60th birthday and recently retired. So this is a real curve ball on my future. I would appreciate any support this group can offer. Thank you

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William Olsen, Volunteer Mentor | @hrhwilliam | Jun 30 6:39pm

Hi @lilypilly Allison and welcome to the head and neck group. I’m sure at 60 there are many more enjoyable groups to join than us but here we are.
Many patients on this site with vast experience in these cancers. This is beatable but not easy. It will take courage. Ask away at whatever comes up that you may not understand. Do you have a treatment plan yet?

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Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sepdvm | Jul 2 8:54pm

Hello Allison. Cancer has a way of taking control of your life and temporarily changing your plans. Surgery, chemo, and radiation for head and neck cancer is tough, but you get through it and back to your new normal to get on with your life. There are new medications and immunotherapies being approved that are improving our treatment successes. My most valuable advice is to educate yourself so that you can be a strong advocate for your own health care. If your doctors’ plan doesn’t sit well with you, pursue a second opinion, preferably at a large cancer facility.
You can get through this and will likely find you are stronger than you thought.

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