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After the surgery everything went well at first. Was determined that I was stage one and...

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Discussion: Tongue Cancer: What are my treatment options?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 31, 2022

And good morning to you. It's a different feeling to get a diagnosis of recurrence. Not...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/232712/

Discussion: Facing Cancer Recurrence, PTSD & Acknowledging Mental Health

Support Group: Cancer: Managing Symptoms

Posted: Dec 8, 2018

Hello @larsonsec. I doubt that karma is involved, but perhaps other exposures over those years may...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1092559/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 23, 2024

@yolande73, this sounds like a very difficult situation. I have had SCC treated with radiation with...

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Discussion: Radical Neck Dissection concerns

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: May 22, 2023

Hi Erika, my story is similar. I had a bump on my neck which was eventually...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/832166/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 26, 2023

I had a radical neck dissection in 1976. I recall waking up and thinking that it...

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Discussion: Anyone had neck dissection surgery? What are your tips?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Sep 19, 2022

Hi Justin (@JustinMclanahan) I would be happy to join in on the ACC conversation. My case...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/172488/

Discussion: Adenoid cystic carcinoma - left tongue base

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 23, 2017

Hello fellow SCC patients I was diagnosed with SCC HPV+ About two months ago. It’s a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1307482/

Discussion: Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) P16+

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: May 19 8:18am

At age 39, I was officially Stage IVB T2N3M0 tonsil cancer on my left side caused...

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Discussion: Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx and level 11 LN

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 1 12:37pm

I am so sorry you had to go through all of this. When making a decision...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/111875/

Discussion: Hypopharyngeal cancer: Anyone treated with proton radiation?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 6, 2017

@sandy8043, I should have added that my vocal cords are paralyzed, and they aren't snapping out...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1168077/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Nov 4, 2024

I'm happy for you and may that continue. Unfortunately my husband is not strong enough for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1062376/

Discussion: Cancer wrapped around carotid artery

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: May 5, 2024

Hi, I realize this is an older thread... and I have been in constant ear pain...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1195619/

Discussion: Ear Pain with Throat Cancer

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 22, 2024

I also had squamous cell cancer to the one area that never gets sun. Went through...

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 10 10:08am

Interesting topic. Many of us have had a change in voice after radiation to the neck...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1035848/

Discussion: Plasma Rich Platelet ( PRP) - Looking for treatment feedback.

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 18, 2024

I finished 28 radiation treatments for vocal cord cancer. About the middle of the second week...

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Discussion: Getting frustrated with throat pain post radiation

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Sep 28, 2023

I completed radiation / chemo the end of June and am just now starting to taste...

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Sep 6, 2023

@bcu . My mother in India just got diagnosed with cutaneous Angiosarcoma. She started with a...

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Apr 11, 2023

Hi @mrsjhagen18 @sylviapf @lisa_sj99 @lzzie, It's been a while since we've been in touch. I thought...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/111842/

Discussion: Hypopharyngeal cancer: Anyone treated with proton radiation?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Nov 28, 2016

I had radiation treatment for vocal cord cancer in 2023. For several months afterwards, mucus was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1193271/

Discussion: What helps excessive mucus this time of year (cold weather)?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 19, 2024