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I would love to hear about @ntodd my husband could be facing this surgery..he has a...

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Discussion: Vocal cord tumor: Anyone else?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: May 23, 2023

I had sensations on my teeth, probably the filled or crowned ones but no way to...

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Apr 30, 2023

First off, my speech therapist was a waste of time and co-pay! She had nothing to...

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 29, 2022

Thank you for this suggestion! I’ll try anything if it will help him not have to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/784870/

Discussion: Severe Radiation burns from adverse reaction to mask from treatment

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 14, 2022

Surgery 9-27-2018 then diagnosis 10-8-2018 then 11-1-2018 radiation and first round of temozolomide which is chemo...

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Discussion: Facing Cancer Recurrence, PTSD & Acknowledging Mental Health

Support Group: Cancer: Managing Symptoms

Posted: Jan 7, 2019

Full support from here ... I went through all 35 radiation sessions on my own -...

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Discussion: How do I go through 6 weeks radiation and chemotherapy, alone?

Support Group: Thyroid Cancer

Posted: Nov 29, 2024

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

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 18, 2024

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

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Discussion: Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) P16+

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 22, 2024

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

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Nov 3, 2023

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

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...

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

Support Group: Cancer: Managing Symptoms

Posted: Mar 29, 2021

Thanks for this tip for swallowing pills. Since my swallowing is getting worse by the day...

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Discussion: Difficulty swallowing liquids

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 19 12:11pm

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

Hi @vickimartin I see you are new here and I had given this post a while...

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Discussion: Has anyone been diagnosed with salivary gland cancer in a minor gland?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 28 8:15pm

Hi ljones98280. I'm not sure anyone will be able to communicate a probability of recurrence. As...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1184747/

Discussion: What is the probability of reccurrence with T1N1 tonsil cancer?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Dec 5, 2024

Hi, I believe they were removed from each side of my body because I had a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/792283/

Discussion: HPV P16 positive cancer

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 4, 2023

Hi Joe, My husband had squamous cell carcinoma - spindle variety - which started as a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/174538/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 21, 2020

I took cisplantin in 2018 several rounds of it.small cell carcinoma in the back of my...

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Discussion: New HPV-16 back of tongue cancer diagnosis and treatment to date

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 11 6:58am

Your treatment log is spot on to what I have been through. My story is pretty...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1220965/

Discussion: New HPV-16 back of tongue cancer diagnosis and treatment to date

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

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