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@christiholtorfhomes

These post are so helpful! Thank you so much for writing them. I start the Dart 2.0 program for HPV cancer on Monday. I had surgery for a tumor at the base of my tongue and a bilateral neck dissection removing 21 lymph nodes (2 showed cancer). The surgery was in December and I had a negative NaV DX test (so a 0) 2 weeks after surgery. My treatment will be 10 days total Monday-Friday starting Feb 17 and ending Feb 28th. It will include 2 rounds of radiation every day for those 10 days, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. I will also get 2 rounds of
docetaxel, 1 round on both Mondays. Sounds like your treatment was 5 weeks. Did you get the option for 2 weeks? Again, thank you so much for taking the time to write about your experience, it really is so helpful.

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Welcome, @christiholtorfhomes.
For anyone unfamiliar with DART 2.0, it stands for de-escalated adjuvant radiation therapy, a treatment for patients with HPV oropharynx cancer. You can read more about it at Mayo Clinic here:
- De-escalated therapy improves quality of life following oropharynx cancer treatment https://www.mayoclinic.org/medical-professionals/cancer/news/de-escalated-therapy-improves-quality-of-life-following-oropharynx-cancer-treatment/mac-20538563

I agree that @4dogsrental's detailed experience is really helpful.

@christiholtorfhomes, rest well this weekend. 🙂 Do you have any questions about what to expect? May I ask which Mayo location you'll be getting treatment (sun or snow)?