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Hoping for some guidance: I had a very rare cancer ("HIGH-GRADE MALIGNANT NEOPLASM WITH SPINDLE CELL...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/241110/

Discussion: Scar tissue in throat caused by radiation and chemo treatment

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 7, 2020

My husband has squamous cell carcinoma of the metastatic spindle variety. He had been on centuximab...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/180392/

Discussion: Keytruda for Head & Neck cancers

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 18, 2018

Hi @krob and welcome. It looks like your husband is getting great care, particularly with proton...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1046182/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Apr 6 8:33am

I had radical TORS surgery on base of tongue tumor and neck dissection in April 2023...

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Discussion: Taste Buds Not Quite Right

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 27, 2023

I was diagnosed with lymphomia in my mouth. We initially thought it was TMJ related and...

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Discussion: New Here: Just had surgery for mouth and neck (lymph) cancer

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Aug 10, 2022

I was diagnosed with HPV16 positive in the base of my tongue and a neck lymph...

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Discussion: HPV P16 positive cancer

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 20, 2023

@yung Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect! It sounds like you have scar tissue in your throat...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/241108/

Discussion: Scar tissue in throat caused by radiation and chemo treatment

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 22, 2020

Hi, this is msherfinski. I've received a couple of doctors names from you wonderful people. I...

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Discussion: Laryngeal cancer (recurrence)

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Apr 18, 2020

Hi Colleen, I presented with wheezing and a raspy voice in 2013. A laryngeal mass was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/139920/

Discussion: Cricoid Chondrosarcoma

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 25, 2017

Thank you, William so much for your reply! It is heartbreaking for sure to see her...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/956402/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 30, 2023

@prettyflower, I had SCC on the base of my tongue and a couple of lymph nodes...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1005160/

Discussion: Caregiver spouse needs pre-radiation advice

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 28 9:38am

Hi @janet145824 and welcome to the Head and Neck group. I am sorry that your radiation...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1009949/

Discussion: Scar tissue in throat caused by radiation and chemo treatment

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 5 9:32am

Hello Allison. Cancer has a way of taking control of your life and temporarily changing your...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1098200/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 2 8:54pm

dear 7881188, lilyann here. so sorry to hear about your husband and can fully understand your...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1163131/

Discussion: What’s left after my cure for nasopharyngeal cancer

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 26 4:32pm

Hello. I had tonsil cancer in 2008. 33 radiation and 6 chemo. I cannot recall how...

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Discussion: 20 weeks Post Treatment What to Eat?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Nov 14 6:27am

Hello @wretired2000 Sorry your husband is having this distressing problem. I know a lot of head...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/718147/

Discussion: Phlegm and Saliva filling in the mouth after tongue sarcoma

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 17, 2022

I do not mind one bit. My first tube was 2013 for radiation and chemo. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1019767/

Discussion: Is anyone experiencing osteoradionecrosis (ORN)?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 21 10:05am

Hi Barry, I am in Florida also. I had both tonsils removed, a portion of my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1090069/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 19 7:44pm

Radiation side effects with H&N cancer. When will they ever end? Part II: Members have reminded...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/849983/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Apr 26, 2023

I had 35 rounds of radiation. 5 days a week for 7 weeks. ( plus 3...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/741226/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Aug 24, 2022

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