Head & Neck Cancer Support Group

My mother(61) had her surgery to remove primary tumor at right trimolar region, neck dissection which had multiple lymph nodes positive with extra nodal extension...

After 5 weeks 19 treatments it fell off. He was in extreme pain after that during radiation because of the way they were positioning his...

I would love to hear from someone who has suffered with lymphedema and was able to have corrective surgery. I know it isn’t very common...

Hi there! My husband finished treatment 6 weeks ago ( radiation and chemotherapy for 7 weeks) for base of tongue hpv cancer. He was feeling...

My husband recently finished his metastatic squamous cell tongue cancer treatment , after 35 rounds of radiation and 6 rounds of chemo. His feeding tube...

Asking for my husband who is 61 and 12 years post chemo/radiation for stage IV scc base of tongue w/lymph node involvement. He is now...

After 2 episodes of cancer surgery, first on my right jaw followed by 30 radiation treatments, then partial glossectomy of the tongue, I developed osteoradionecrosis....

I was irradiated for cancer of the nasopharynx in the mid-1970s. Over the years it has gotten increasingly difficult for me to swallow food and...

I would like to share some of my symptoms I experienced when I was first diagnosed with High Grade Neuroendocrine Carcinoma in my parotid gland....

Hi everybody. Just started my treatment for HPV-negative Base of Tongue Cancer. 6 of 35 radiation sessions done, 2 of 7 Chemos with Cisplatin done....

I had my lower right jaw and tumor removed in August + 44 lymph nodes on right side removed, then 35 radiation treatments and 5...

To make a 18 yr long story short, I was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer in Nov. of 2000 at the age of 48....

My husband was diagnosed in November of 2022 with left tongue squamous cell carcinoma. He had a partial glossectomy. He was doing great then in...

I have had a radial free flap grafted in my mouth. It is extremely difficult for me to get used to it and causes me...

I feel guilty that i feel so much stress and constant worry when it's my husband going through the cancer. And we haven't even started...

I suffer from radiation damage due to throat cancer 10 years ago which causes neck spasms at least 5 times a day especially if I...

Hello members. I've had cancer twice. 1st one was if the left vocal cord. 2nd one was in April 2018 base of the tongue and...

Had exploratory surgery at Mayo to remove cancerous lymph nodes in Nov '21, followed by radiation and chemo. Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HPV Induced). Was told...

I am writing for my husband who was recently diagnose with Tonsil Cancer. He finished the biopsy and PET scan but we do not know...

My husband was diagnosed with oral cancer in July 2021, had extensive surgery to remove the tumor followed by chemo and radiation . 9 months...