Recurrence as lung cancer?

My husband had HPV positive cancer go to his lungs. It was caught right after treatment at Mayo by a scan and the NavDx (hope that’s spelled right) blood test.

He was treated with chemo and Key Truda and has been in remission about two years.

Is this helpful? Happy to share details. I know there are a few options for treatment if it spreads to lungs.

Yes, that is helpful , thank you. We are in the beginning stages, and he will find out his treatment method Oct 1st.

I had parotid cancer surgery and neck disection in December 2010 followed by proton radiation in 2011. My oncologist told me that if the cancer spread my lungs would be the most likely site. Thankfully it never happened. Wishing you a successful outcome.

I had metastasis to the lung. My oncologist told me that if this was the only metastasis. I would be fine after surgical removal of lobe of right lung, but that if I had more occurrences, it would likely kill me. Then I did have more, but along came Keytruda to work with more chemo, and I have been in remission for five years. I took Keytruda for a bit over two years, and then it was stopped. They said there was insufficient evidence that continued use would provide any added benefit. I think it's more likely the cost of the medication. Each infusion given at three-week intervals was listed on the EOB as costing $228,000. Medicare fee was obviously much lower, but the stuff was not being given away. I firmly believe that Keytruda is the reason I'm still on the right side of the grass.

@grammyd
If you have questions for me after he is told his treatment option feel free to post

It has always been my understanding that the radiation treatments many of us had can sometimes lead to lung cancer. We can also have lung cancer from other environmental factors. SSC usually spreads nearer the original source, especially to the lymph nodes nearby.
It is common however to believe that any cancer which has been removed becomes any new cancer a patient might get elsewhere after any length of time. Apparently we are only allowed one cancer type per customer. Or is that not correct?

Hello @grammyd. SCC can metastasize to anywhere according to my Mayo oncologist. It tends to be locally invasive initially. 18 months after I finished chemo and radiation I had a metastasis to the lung. It was the same tumor as original per histopath, not a new lung origin cancer. That was surgically removed and 18 months later I had a new area in same lung lobe. That was also removed at Mayo and my lungs have been clear since. We watch spots closely with scans every 6 months. I have also had a metastasis to the surface of a muscle and my kidney (rare location). The muscle mass was easily removed surgically. The latest met was treated with 2+ years of Libtayo since lymph nodes were also involved. So far so good with no new metastases in 3 years off the Libtayo (an immunotherapy similar to Keytruda).
My dad had oral SCC and in the years after had a primary lung cancer unrelated to the first tumor. He was a heavy smoker for 50 years so increased risk of lung cancer. So it is possible to have more than one type of cancer in a lifetime.

@sepdvm thank you for the information. It is helpful and reassuring as we think the cancer may also be in the liver. We are remaining positive and should find out the treatment plan tomorrow.

@hrhwilliam I've had two cancers.

@hrhwilliam “Apparently we are only allowed one cancer type per customer. Or is that not correct?“
I had estrogen positive stage 1, grade C breast cancer on the left side, treated by a lumpectomy,, chemo and radiation. Five years later, a second cancer, oral SCC, in my upper inside left gum tissue and jaw/maxilla. The SCC was at the site of a patch of oral lichen planus. I have since met five people who had SCC and oral lichen planus, what I had been told was a benign, autoimmune condition,. Now I have seen literature stating that severe cases carry a small risk of turning into oral cancer.
So, unlucky me, am one who has have had TWO types of cancer.