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I had TORS surgery April 2023 to remove base of tongue tumor ( negative margins during...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1093768/

Discussion: RT alone or TORS then some RT?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 25, 2024

Elizabeth, What you need to do, is to find a doctor that you trust. We share...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/111873/

Discussion: Hypopharyngeal cancer: Anyone treated with proton radiation?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 6, 2017

I had no choice on the feeding tube - I had to have the feeding tube...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1169753/

Discussion: How do I go through 6 weeks radiation and chemotherapy, alone?

Support Group: Thyroid Cancer

Posted: Nov 7, 2024

I just finished radiation and chemo. I used CeraVe during and Aquaphor after. Right after I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1017918/

Discussion: Dry skin after chemo and radiation treatments: Anyone else?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 18, 2024

The first 6 months were the worst regarding pain and adapting to the feeding tube. Unable...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/669370/

Discussion: MRI show inflamed lymph node in neck: What does this mean?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 9, 2022

hi william, lilyann here. would the proton radiation work on enlarged lymph nodes. the pet scan...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1221511/

Discussion: Squamous Cell Carcinoma in the eye orbit and on face

Support Group: Melanoma & Skin Cancer

Posted: Jan 25 2:52pm

Oh my. I’m getting ready to begin the proton radiation and they didn’t explain the neck...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1195284/

Discussion: Newly diagnosed and scared: How did you cope?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 22, 2024

I am seeing a neurologist but I dont think he understands the correlation between the chemo/radiation...

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Discussion: Radiation impact on cognitive functioning/memory

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: May 17 2:22pm

Thanks for the response and great news that you are doing well. I’m in Canada so...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1091663/

Discussion: RT alone or TORS then some RT?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 22, 2024

@newtonguecancer @riverratlt, I see you have several questions for each other as you travel this road...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/811600/

Discussion: Neck Dissection Lymph Node Removal/Sampling - Yes or No?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 14, 2023

Hi @vickie1320, unfortunately, Trismus or jaw muscle spasms that are so strong the mouth can’t be...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/898248/

Discussion: Trismus (lock jaw) after Head & Neck cancer treatment: What helps?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 18, 2023

I am so very sorry this is happening! Unfortunately, the more I research and the more...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/784486/

Discussion: Severe Radiation burns from adverse reaction to mask from treatment

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 13, 2022

I was diagnosed with lymphoma on the base of my tongue and tonsils in October 2023....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1067998/

Discussion: Just Diagnosed with Tonsil Cancer - How to Treat?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: May 14, 2024

@blessed52 I got squamous cell carcinoma on an area not exposed to sun. I was told...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1208034/

Discussion: How do you clear the HPV16 virus to prevent cancer recurrence?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 10 6:17am

I had larynx cancer 7 chemo treatments 35 radiation which caused a lot of damage .Like...

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Discussion: Seeking advice for eating challenges

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: May 21, 2024

I don’t get any follow-up whatsoever. I have to figure out everything for myself. There’s no...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/854568/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: May 4, 2023

Had tongue surgery for squamous cell carcinoma 10/24/22. Tumor was 3 mm and was considered to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/791446/

Discussion: Tongue Cancer: What are my treatment options?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 2, 2023

Ditto on the food tube. You decide when you are ready. My radiation oncologist was a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1174558/

Discussion: 9 days after end of treatment, mouth and throat questions

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Nov 16, 2024

Update: we're having to do the 6 week therapy for radiation and adding to it, now...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/896948/

Discussion: Has anyone experienced a tonsillectomy and soft palate reconstruction?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 16, 2023

Did you receive the standard 70 grey of radiation & where did you receive treatment? We...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/817122/

Discussion: HPV P16 positive cancer

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 25, 2023