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Head & neck radiation side effects continue, especially swelling
Head & Neck Cancer | Last Active: Apr 8, 2023 | Replies (19)Comment receiving replies
I am so happy to discover this site. My daughter-in-law, age 40 was diagnosed a month ago with angiosarcoma of the scalp. She lives in Japan with my son and 2 small children. They tried to get her qualified for the experimental radiation program in Japan but the lesion was removed on her scalp and they can't find any margins of cancer. Today, 4-4-23, she started the traditional radiation treatment. She will undergo treatment 5 days a week until 5-26-23 which is their 18th wedding anniversary. Her scalp continuously bleeds and that has been so frustrating for her. Hopefully, I can gain some helpful information on this site to pass on to my children.
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Tell her to hang in there as radiation is well worth it. I had angiosarcoma on my cheek removed in 2012 with clear margins. Then 30 treatments of radiation to insure no stray cells were left. I have been cancer free until this year when it came back adjacent to that site. This is beating the odds for AS and I attribute it to the radiation and early discovery ( both times). Best wishes to her.