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Is it better to do DART Radiation after TORS Surgery or just Follow Up
Head & Neck Cancer | Last Active: May 13 10:07am | Replies (15)Comment receiving replies
My primary team post-op is lead by Dr. David Routman, MD who is a radiation oncologist at Mayo Clinic, Rochester. He and his staff have provided me absolutely outstanding care that is both compassionate and exceptionally competent. When we discussed photon vs. proton, I felt I had free choice to go either route. The bottom line was with where my tumors were located (and not), his experience was that photon provided excellent results with minimal collateral side effects vs. the minimal additional potential benefits of proton. The kicker for me was that scheduling proton would be significantly more difficult and not add much more benefit in my case. Reasonable people could make either choice....in my case I received prudent counseling and wouldn't change anything if I could have a "do-over."
I hope that helps!
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Yes very helpful. I, too, am a patient at Mayo Rochester. In 2024 I was diagnosed with a tumor on the bifurcation of my carotid artery. My team unanimously said, "benign" as an educated guess (& they were right) but the endocrinologist felt there were too many symptoms for a small benign tumor so ordered full body CT. Found 2 tumors on my left kidney. They removed the tumors Oct 2024 (I put the neck tumor on back burner of course). 9 mos after that, they removed the neck tumor successfully. They also took a lymph node. ENT recommended thyroid testing and biopsy with multiple nodules Found on thyroid. So far, benign.
I go every 6 mos for kidney checks (rt kidney now has 'suspicious neoplasm') & now once yr for thyroid check.
So, I have drs on my team from urology, endocrinology, HNC (head & neck cancer). They are all top-notch; SAINTS. So grateful for them all.
Wishing you the very best in your healing.