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Meet others living with Head & Neck Cancer: Introduce yourself

Head & Neck Cancer | Last Active: Sep 21, 2024 | Replies (538)
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@handyman69

Hello, I just had a sore throat that didn’t get better after two courses of antibiotics. Then went to ENT doctor and was told had tonsil cancer. This was in Georgia came down to Mayo Clinic for biopsy , ct scan and pet scan. I noticed swollen lymph node and had sore throat. I have no other pain. No bone pain. I am 69 and otherwise healthy and active. It is HPV +16. The clinical trial is immunotherapy. I guess my question was is anyone else with stage 4 tonsil cancer and how are there treatments going.
Thank you for your reply.

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William Olsen, Volunteer Mentor | @hrhwilliam | Jan 15, 2024

So basically you had stage four with limited symptoms, which is rare but does happen. At least being HPV+16 is Chemo treatable and even with drugs like Keytruda which has been listed for several years now with excellent results.
Do you have a backup plan if the clinical trial has you on placebo or simply fails? Stage four, or for that matter practically any stage of cancer is not something most folks would want to experiment with because in the end, the cancer will kill you if not stopped. Is the clinical trial at Mayo Jacksonville?

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