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Concerned Caregiver : Oral SCC lymph nodes involved

Head & Neck Cancer | Last Active: 8 hours ago | Replies (4)
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@surbhimadan

Thank you very much for your detailed thoughts on my concern and for sharing your experience.

I am based out of CA on the West Coast, but my parents are in India, so we are getting primary care there as they will be out of Insurance in the US. While the doctor is open to immunotherapy, it did sound like it is not the first line of treatment and until scan/MRI shows additional problem beyond what surgery report has been.
I have been to 5-6 doctors around, and it seems there is a guideline in India that doctors are likely to adhere to. I didn't think about focusing on head and neck oncologists before. I will look into it. Do you know if doctors in Mayo Clinic in Rochester MN would do tele-call for a second opinion?

Thank you for the suggestion on the book as well.

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Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sepdvm | 8 hours ago

Yes I do know that they do video visits and the Head and Neck Oncologist Dr. Katharine Price at Mayo Rochester is a wonderful knowledgable doctor. Her directions for my initial chemotherapy with radiation were followed at the University of Michigan where I was treated for 7 weeks. She has also corresponded with my local oncologist when I had immunotherapy here at home.

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