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I am not fully conversant with your condition, but feel there is always hope. Have you...

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: May 4, 2023

I had almost the exact diagnosis in March this year. I had no surgery but underwent...

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Discussion: Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) P16+

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 1, 2023

I covered my face with silvadene right after radiation. A couple of hours later, I cleaned...

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Discussion: My Dad has terrible burns from radiation. Any suggestions to help?

Support Group: Cancer

Posted: Nov 30, 2018

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Discussion: Getting frustrated with throat pain post radiation

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 15 8:26am

Hello @731 and welcome to the Head and Neck group. ACC discussions appear to be rare...

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Discussion: Does anyone have ACC Adenoid cystic carcinoma

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 9 10:30am

On year 21 now. No bread without butter and then eaten slowly with liquids. Cannot eat...

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Discussion: 13 weeks post radiation and throat pain continues

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 17, 2023

Hello, My husband had 35 radiation treatments which ended 9 weeks ago. He had the same...

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Discussion: Getting frustrated with throat pain post radiation

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 25, 2023

Hi @vickie1320, trismus or lockjaw is spoken as a symptom of what is happening but in...

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 18, 2023

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

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Discussion: Inability to swallow and never ending foamy saliva

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 14 3:41pm

Like your mom, I was also diagnosed with stage 3 tongue and neck cancer. My treatments...

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Discussion: Just starting out on this journey…

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 27, 2022

I have had throat cancer since 2019. I went thru 35X proton beam radiation with chemo....

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Discussion: Anyone had Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Nov 30, 2022

Hello @prettyflower and welcome. You are probably at this point saying “Yikes!!!!”. As this sarcoma is...

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Discussion: Sarcoma of nasal cavity - any input?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Nov 16, 2023

@celia16 , The metallic taste I experienced was from tumor invading the Facial nerve and it...

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Discussion: Strange taste - change in taste

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 20 7:20am

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

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 22, 2022

@henrytimmins I agree with others. Be cautious with alternative treatments. I have no regrets going through...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/658028/

Discussion: Getting frustrated with throat pain post radiation

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Nov 28, 2021

Hi. I am Joan @731. I had Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma ACC is the sublingual salivary gland...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1035128/

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Mar 17 10:01am

My experience is very similar to @runner61627 with one big difference...I loved my feeding tube! I'm...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1154910/

Discussion: 54 year old male have questions about HPV cancer

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 10 11:17am

Hello @rheaskinner. I recently joined the Head and Neck Cancer group. I posted questions about long...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1161481/

Discussion: Has anyone had radiation induced dysphagia?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 23 10:40am

My husband has SCC - spindle. Research shows that the SCC is frequently found in kidney...

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

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 23, 2020

Hi, I was diagnosed with HPVp16 of an Unknown Site on 4 Jan, 2017. Simply stated,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/748965/

Discussion: Squamous cell throat cancer

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Sep 13, 2022

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