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My husband has survived 4 years post surgery and treatments. I had no problem with his...

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Discussion: Can anyone share their experience with Mandible reconstruction?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 28, 2025

Hello coquest23, I cared for my former partner who had osteogenic sarcoma of the right maxillary...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/985216/

Discussion: What is your quality of life after a partial maxillectomy?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 22, 2023

Thank you for this @tomschwerdt. Doctors Arce/Ettinger removed a maxillary ameloblastoma in my right sinus cavity,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1372570/

Discussion: Diagnosed with Ameloblastoma

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Aug 17, 2025

Hello. My husband is just finishing 33 radiation treatments to his neck for squamous cell carcinoma....

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Discussion: Meet others living with Head & Neck Cancer: Introduce yourself

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Apr 29, 2023

Hi Lilyann I was diagnosed with T4 N1 nasopharyngeal cancer in 2006, and have to say...

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Discussion: What’s left after "cured" of nasopharyngeal cancer?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 27, 2024

Hi @coolcakes Welcome to our Head and Neck group. Mandiblectomy with replacement bone graph? In addition...

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Discussion: What is your quality of life after a partial maxillectomy?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Apr 24, 2025

@meadowj Hey, feel free to stick around, ask questions, talk about options you've discussed with your...

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Discussion: Diagnosed /w Ameloblastoma. Young Adult

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 11, 2025

I’m 6.5 years out and still suffering from dry mouth, mucus, speech issues and eating difficulties....

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Discussion: Phlegm and Saliva filling in the mouth after tongue sarcoma

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: May 15, 2023

Hello @gtokaren and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I’m sure this lesion in your mouth was...

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Discussion: Going for biopsy in 9 days - need help for post diagnosis

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 15, 2023

Hi, I believe they were removed from each side of my body because I had a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/792283/

Discussion: HPV P16 positive cancer

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 4, 2023

The recovery takes longer than you may think. Some issues never recover so we just learn...

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Discussion: Head & neck radiation side effects continue, especially swelling

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 21, 2022

So as for me I continued with my pain management regimen for a few months post...

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Discussion: Three months post treatment with Ongoing Mouth Pain

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Aug 16, 2025

@tomschwerdt. I felt very soft tissue behind my upper right molar and in my heart knew...

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Discussion: Diagnosed with Ameloblastoma

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 8, 2025

Hi Meadow. I’m mom of a 25 year old guy who was diagnosed with ameloblastoma almost...

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Discussion: Diagnosed /w Ameloblastoma. Young Adult

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 4, 2025

I was living in Florida my son came and got me and brought me to Indiana...

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Discussion: After radiation: Tracheotomy, feeding tube and hard to swallow

Support Group: Cancer: Managing Symptoms

Posted: Feb 28, 2021

Welcome @charlesvalley! I went to the dentist about 1 year prior to my diagnosis for normal...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1096419/

Discussion: Diagnosed with Ameloblastoma

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 29, 2024

Hello, my name is Lisa, and I have salivary gland cancer-- adenoid cystic carcinoma. January 2016...

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Discussion: Meet others living with Head & Neck Cancer: Introduce yourself

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 3, 2019

Hi,My name is Jim I live in Atlanta GA. back at the beginning of the year...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1131716/

Discussion: Meet others living with Head & Neck Cancer: Introduce yourself

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Aug 27, 2024

Hi there, I’m a 74 year old woman who was in fairly good health until I...

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Discussion: Radiation side effects with H&N cancer. When will they ever end?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Apr 26, 2023

@la93 Because surgery can be a scary adventure in life, my belief systems shaped through life...

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Discussion: Diagnosed with Ameloblastoma

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 20, 2025