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DiscussionWhat treatment options are available to reccurrence of H&N cancer?
Head & Neck Cancer | Last Active: Mar 10 8:46pm | Replies (15)Comment receiving replies
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Hi there
I have/had salivary duct cancer. I was treated in 2015 with surgery and radiation at Mayo (Rochester)
I had my reoccurrence in 2021 and was again treated with surgery and radiation. They had to remove my facial nerve.
I don’t know which - the surgery or radiation - caused my troubles but I developed loud tinnitus which has not abated. I also got a bone infection that wouldn’t heal and ended up having to do trapezius flap surgery where they used muscle and tissue from my back to cover the open area on my cheek.
I’ve been free of cancer since then. It’s a little difficult socially but I’m alive and kicking. Life is a little different (as I used to teach) but it’s still good.