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Squamos Cell Carcinoma/ Skin Cancer
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Hi Lilyann,
Proton radiation works on killing cancer cells primarily and is very "pin-point" in its application. Lymph nodes can be swollen for many reasons, usually as an indication they are doing the work of a filter and are breaking down the bad stuff in your body. Certainly if it is known that the lymph node is full of cancer, radiation would work to eliminate the cancer. However, cancerous lymph nodes are usually removed rather than be radiated as a treatment.
At least this is my understanding. I am not a medical doctor.
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hi william, lilyann here. thank you for your reply. we got further news on the pet scan of how i had even more spots that lit up plus increase in sizes. so it has progressed immensely. so i didn't even get a chance to talk to the oncologist about any radiation as she wants to put me on another medicine called cabometyx. so i also just checked some of my blood work and urea was high and my creatine and thyrotropin is low. so that is the news for now. i was wondering how anyone done taking that cancer medicine cabonmetyx. so thank you again for your help. i don't know what i would do with out contacting all of you on mayo connect. god bless all.