Thanks for your information. I had partial tongue removal due to cancer stage one. I have severe dysplasia in the area of surgery
and time is of the essence for some type of treatment. I was told by John Hopkins that chemo does not work on this area,
not sure. I am very interested IN IMMUNE THERAPY , COULD YOU TELL ME MORE OF YOUR EXPERIENCE,
GREATLY APPRECIATE!!!!!!!!

My husband has stage 4 cancer with no cure available.  The immune therapy, Keytruda.(.Pembrolizumab) has FDA approval for head and neck cancers.  Ken has a 30 minute infusion once every 3 weeks.  We just had his first scan between the 3 rd and 4th infusion.  We had significant shrinking of most tumors.  The only negative side effect has been a rash which is easily handled with medicated lotion.  It is my understanding that this expensive therapy is a second-line treatment.  Medicare approved it, so we are thrilled!  We wish you luck as you seek help.Sylvia 

Immune therapy is a targeted cancer therapy. Through a complicated process, the T-cells are activated to attack the cancer cells. The drug uses your own immune system to fight the cancer.

I had tongue cancer on the right underside of my tongue. then it stayed painful and I was told (just before<br>the surgeon left John Hopkins that I needed a resection and cut more out and graft skin from my arm.<br>I had the lst surgery April 6, with graft from my leg. <br>I am asking if this immune system treatment would be something that could be used on my Severe<br>Dysplasia and I continue on not knowing if there are cancer cells in the Dysplasia that starts from<br>the front underside of my tongue all the way to the back only on the right side.<br><br><br>

These are good questions to bring to your cancer care team, Elizabeth.

I have and each doc. acts independently of everything else. Getting no where fast. I am praying that the doc. on Tuesday
will come up with something. I will review the good information you sent and present it to him also. Thanks

Hi Collen I did see an ENT doctor at UVA and there is no treatment for Severe Dysplasia and I was told John Hopkins took out the area
(I had Severe Dysplasia on the right side under my tongue and the area in the front was cancer and then dysplasia extend under
the right side of tongue all the way to the back) The doctor said taking out only the area that was cancer and not all the way
to the back under side of tongue he was concerned would lead to what I am facing now (I hope this is not confusing)
The raw inflamation in the front of tongue is chronic pain. He told me to make an appointment with Palative (sp) care for pain
med. I can't believe this, like third world country medicine. I hope you can make some sense of all this. Should I be
doing something with steriods or any anti inflamatory med. or what? Where should I go, should I have more surgery....WHAT?

Hi Elizabeth, If you would like to get a second opinion from experts at Mayo Clinic, please call the Rochester number here: http://mayocl.in/1mtmR63

Hi Colleen, I would like one question answered. Is there a treatment for oral dysplasia. To decrease inflamation can steriods be
used. I live in Va.

Elizabeth, Please call Mayo 507-538-3270. They will be able to advise you on treatment, specially to your situation.