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@loiswhitfield The issue in your case is that you're stage 4. I was stage 1. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1610975/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 2 7:53am

My 67 year old husband was diagnosed with stage 2 tonsil cancer in August, 2022. It...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/986746/

Discussion: Husband diagnosed with tonsil cancer: looking for tips and support

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 26, 2023

Hello @bupster and welcome to Connect. I had 7 weeks of radiation and a targeted therapy...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1294223/

Discussion: What is the survival rate for 65 yr Male w/ squamous cell carcinoma

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: May 1, 2025

Hi Julie, My two cents for what it's worth... 64 year old male, went thru 35...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1195992/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 23, 2024

My sister, 68, had squamous cell carcinoma, stage 4 on the left side of her tongue....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/956207/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 30, 2023

I was diagnosed with HPV16+ OSCC in March 2023. I had TORS robotic surgery April 2023....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/898554/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 19, 2023

Hello @valx , so sorry this is happening to you both. Cancer diagnosis and treatment plus...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/875862/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 10, 2023

@lizzyj58 My oncologist doesn't do feeding tubes and so I didn't get one. They use the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1419751/

Discussion: HPV Tonsil cancer: I'm very nervous about chemo and radiation

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 20, 2025

Hello Paul, I am also a survivor of tonsil cancer (Stage 4 tumor in right tonsil...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1470755/

Discussion: Post tonsil cancer

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 30, 2025

Hello @don49 and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I am going to ask to have your...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1358596/

Discussion: Cancer of the occipital condyle bone (base of skull): What treatments?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 28, 2025

Hi. I have cancer in my neck and paralyzed vocal cords, so I can relate and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1179931/

Discussion: Worried about my husband who had throat cancer: How to support him?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Nov 25, 2024

HI Phyllis, Yes, I was quite bright prior to my cancer treatments. Afterward and during I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1085676/

Discussion: Anyone notice cognitive impairment with throat cancer or treatment?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 12, 2024

Hi Adrianne, My bf has head and neck squamous cell carcinoma hpv 16. He got genital...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/633461/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Sep 7, 2021

Hello everyone, My name is Tim and I'm new to the group. My wife has been...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1400159/

Discussion: HPV Tonsil cancer: I'm very nervous about chemo and radiation

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Sep 24, 2025

Well in now 63 turning, 64 in April. I was diagnosed in April of 2015 so...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1249948/

Discussion: Getting frustrated with throat pain post radiation

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 4, 2025

Hello @toleolu and welcome to Connect head and neck. So sorry you need to be here....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1531186/

Discussion: Proton versus Photon for HPV tonsil cancer

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Posted: Mar 20 8:13am

@bebarb10 I am so sorry you are going through this. Yes, it is hard! I am...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1357260/

Discussion: What to expect during Chemoradiation?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 26, 2025

Hello Fred, From my experience and many posts on this forum it will take quite awhile...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1348232/

Discussion: Tonsillectomy & neck lymph node removal at the sometime surgery

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 14, 2025

Hi, I had HPV P16 Positive Head and Neck cancer diagnosed on 10 Jan 2017 based...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/720002/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 22, 2022

I know you hate to see your husband losing weight. You feel helpless as you watch...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1015779/

Discussion: Chemo delayed due to low white blood count: Disappointed

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 14, 2024

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