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Hi Steve, welcome to the group. March will be my fifth anniversary, and tomorrow I have...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/174415/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 21, 2018

If you are lucky like me the hair loss is temporary. The loss of saliva however...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/907150/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Aug 3, 2023

Her hand is healing now that radiation is complete. Now she is dreading the amputation surgery...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/800478/

Discussion: Synovial sarcoma: Proton or conventional radiation after surgery?

Support Group: Sarcoma

Posted: Jan 22, 2023

Hi @sapphire1158. I would (and have) trusted the Mayo staff with my life. If they feel...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/912827/

Discussion: Tonsil Cancer from HPV

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Aug 14, 2023

Oh the reply I have. In 1988 I was 12 years old and diagnosed with Hodgekins...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/232855/

Discussion: Facing Cancer Recurrence, PTSD & Acknowledging Mental Health

Support Group: Cancer: Managing Symptoms

Posted: Feb 7, 2019

I have tongue cancer. After chemo it shrunk considerably. But I also had quite a bit...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1166669/

Discussion: Diagnosed with tongue cancer (2nd cancer): Worried about treatment

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Nov 2 9:55am

Thank you so much for your reply and for the helpful recommendations. He is seeing the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/763095/

Discussion: Tongue Cancer: What are my treatment options?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 19, 2022

Absolutely agree to minimally consider a second and third opinion. I had laryngeal chondrosarcoma and as...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/336311/

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

Support Group: Cancer: Managing Symptoms

Posted: Mar 29, 2021

In the past 2/3 years, following radiation, my wife Willa has made regular visits to Princess...

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Discussion: How much information do cancer patients need?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Apr 16, 2018

Hello, First of all, thank you for sharing your experience. I am reaching out to see...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/842368/

Discussion: Throat Radiation After-Effects, Aspiration & Suffocating Mucous

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Apr 12, 2023

I shaved my full beard to a goatee to help with skin care on the radiation...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/958152/

Discussion: When in treatment for head and neck cancer: Beard or no beard?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Nov 3, 2023

I had SCC on the base of my tongue and a couple of lymph nodes in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1035634/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 18 8:31am

I had SCC on the base of my tongue and a couple of lymph nodes in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1001734/

Discussion: Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) P16+

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 22 9:26am

Hi everyone. Thank you for the feedback and best wishes to all of you. I've learned...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1158757/

Discussion: Long Term Head and Neck Cancer radiation side effects

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 18 5:25am

Oh so many of the symptoms. After what seemed like an eternity, actually twelve months, they...

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Apr 27, 2023

I am so sorry for all the challenges you, your husband, & your daughter are facing....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/879544/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 16, 2023

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

At the end of October 2022, I was diagnosed with HPV tongue and throat cancer. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/888570/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 2, 2023

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

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1079643/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 2 4:03pm

Hello everybody here! I wish all the best for you all brave cancer survivors. I am...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/829689/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 21, 2023

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