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You have had a tough battle and it isn't over yet, but from here each day...

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Discussion: Anyone had Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 12, 2022

@alpaca @adriennef I brought home a pancake that I didn't eat at a restaurant, and had...

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Discussion: Soft Food Suggestions

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 1, 2017

I received 35 proton neck treatments for squamous cell on root of tongue. Just lucky it...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/832150/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 26, 2023

@dragonfire You know what helped me the the mouth issues? My wife read somewhere on one...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1423816/

Discussion: Your tips for recovery after 35 radiation treatments for tonsil cancer

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 26, 2025

Are you having photon (X-ray) radiation? Or is 30 the total dosage? Reason I ask is...

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Discussion: 30 gy radiation side effects

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 11, 2024

Unfortunately he already had made a firm decision to refuse a feeding tube of any kind....

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Discussion: HPV tonsil, throat cancer spread to lymph node chains & clumped

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 10, 2023

@0pko0 @becsbuddy I started on foods by slowly replacing amounts of formula with baby food consistency...

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Discussion: Tube feeding issues causing reflux

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 17, 2021

Dear Julie, You really are an inspiration. You have lived a life of service and giving...

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Discussion: Late effect stage 4 tonsil & tongue cancer 18 years ago

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Apr 18, 2025

57 years old, male, typical patient for HPV cancer…Found lump back in October. Lymph node, left...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1543332/

Discussion: Tonsil Cancer from HPV: Anyone else?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Apr 5 12:16pm

Hi, just to chime in with some info. I am now 3 years and few months...

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Discussion: How to gain weight after H&N Cancer treatment ends?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: May 27, 2023

Lori I am so sorry to hear of your cancer battle again. I know how painful...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/877543/

Discussion: Black Tongue

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 13, 2023

My husband is just finishing his last radiation treatment tomorrow. (35 in total over 6 weeks)....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/786427/

Discussion: Tongue Cancer: What are my treatment options?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 18, 2022

I’m a 77 yo male who just went through 7 infusions paclotaxel chemo and 70Gy IMRT...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1531635/

Discussion: Proton versus Photon for HPV tonsil cancer

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 20 4:51pm

My son, at age 54 had stage 3 thyroid cancer diagnoses and underwent 33 radiation treatments...

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Discussion: How long before my taste buds recover after H&N treatments?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 2, 2024

Hello. I was diagnosed with Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the oropharynx a year ago last March....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/863159/

Discussion: Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: May 20, 2023

Hi Phil, I am 28 years out from tonsil cancer with lymph nodes involved. I had...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1527815/

Discussion: What are the lifestyle changes with permanent G-Tube?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 15 7:33pm

Having gone thru radiation, 29 treatments, and chemo, 3 infusions for hpv tonsil cancer in 2024,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1379161/

Discussion: Issues with leaving home for Proton radiation -base of tongue HPV-16

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Aug 25, 2025

Hi I was diagnosed with Squamous Cell Carcinoma /HPV at base of my tongue. Feb.2023. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/991432/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 4, 2024

I too had a great fear of needles, surgery and doctors. Not so much now. You...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/922157/

Discussion: Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) P16+

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Aug 31, 2023

I have just had probably my last infusion after 27 months on Libtayo. The first year...

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Discussion: Libtayo (cemiplimab) treatment for SCC...any comments?

Support Group: Melanoma & Skin Cancer

Posted: Apr 19, 2023

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