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Tongue Cancer: What are my treatment options?

Head & Neck Cancer | Last Active: Apr 27 12:04pm | Replies (93)

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They usually wait 90 days or so after your last treatment for the PET scan. Mine will be scheduled the second week in December. I got a CT scan about 6 weeks after my last treatment as I've been told that even after your last treatment, the radiation/chemo still continues to work for a while. They want to wait until a person gets the full effect of treatment before they do the scan to make sure it has the full amount of time to kill all of the cancer cells.

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Thanks for your reply. His last treatment will be Dec 16. He wants to travel mid February to our home in Mexico. I suppose it all depends on what side effects he has. Time will tell. I booked our flights, for emotional support and a goal!