Head & Neck Cancer Support Group

I am a survivor of squamous cell carcinoma at the base of my tongue. I'm now 18 years out. Everyone seems to have the usual...

My chemo and radiation treatments for tonsil cancer ended on April 7, 2023. I expected to feel really bad afterwards which I did. Everything I...

Hey everyone, My husband just finished week 3 of proton radiation (15x) and his 3rd round of chemo. We’ve got 4 more weeks to go—4...

I've mentioned here before that a result of neck radiation and/or surgery can result in damage to the baroreceptors in your neck. These are the...

For those who are patients at Mayo (or who have explored beyond this particular discussion group), this might not be news to you. For everyone...

I am faced with a dilemma. My vocal cords are paralyzed bilaterally from radiation treatment that ended approximately one year ago. Because of this, I...

Hi, I'm going to have my last of 14 immunotherapy infusions for tongue cancer in a few weeks. I'm in a study, and had two...

Hi everyone,My husband and I are feeling a bit anxious as we prepare for his first appointment at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, and we'd...

It’s been a very long time since I have posted an update. This will be long and boring but hopefully this will give some newly...

Hello all. I have a question. After having a Novocain injection to fill a bottom middle tooth, I developed a raw patch on the floor...

Hi everybody. So I’m one day out from getting the dreaded phone call from the doctor wanting to discuss my CT scan. The highlights: 1)...

I had a .09 cm cancer in left tonsil and had both tonsils removed Also was told to remove 1 infected neck 2.0 cm lymph...

Hello, we were all set for surgery on Monday. Husband has scc (recurring after MOHS 2 years ago) in his parotid and lymph nodes. It’s...

I have questions/comments I need some input about which I can’t seem to find. I am 18 years out from surgery, chemo and radiation. I...

Hi everyone,My husband completed 7 weeks of Cisplatin and radiation on April 5th. As expected the first several weeks after were the worst but he...

My partner was treated in 2015 for Stage IVa left true vocal fold SCC. Treated with Chemo (Cisplatin) and Radiation. Followed by bilateral neck dissection....

My husband had a sore throat for several months. He finally saw his internist who noticed a spot on his tonsil. He was referred to...

I was “cured” from my stage 4 non-small cell Nasopharyngeal carcinoma after 8 months of living hell treatments in 2012. After the forth dose of...

Anyone living with Non Hodgkins Lymphoma aggressive Bcell? My husband began treatment after a tumour was found base of tongue. Mouth sores from chemo seem...

Twice radiated salivary duct cancer. Developed infection in cheek. Deepened to expose mandible. Just had trapezius flap surgery to take tissue from back to cheek....