Head & Neck Cancer Support Group

Good morning, I am recovering from oropharyngeal cancer radiation treatment which ended late last July. I have been working with a swallow therapist but am...

My husband finished 7 weeks of radiation therapy for SCC at the base of his tongue with 6 chemo treatments. He now suffers from severe...

My husband on 10/31/24 completed 7wks of head and neck radiation for stage 4 squamous cell. The act of swallowing still hurts my husband. Is...

Seem to be in a vicious circle of tube feeding Kates Farm formula (started in late January) from Jevity and Hubbie have cycles of reflux...

The only treatment options i have been offered is chemo and radiation. Radiation 5 times a week for 7 weeks and chemo once a week...

I had oral cancer surgery in September of 2022. I did not receive radiation or chemo after the surgery. Since then, I have had copious...

Primary radiation Jan 2013 and re-radiation Oct 2016. CT Angio Apr 2017. to view deep ulcer in left tongue base which may be cancerous and...

I had my surgery on 12/2021 which started in the left tonsil and traveled to the back of the tongue , some of the soft...

I’m new here so still a little lost. After two chemo sessions and 33 radiation treatments to my throat I am finding every day more...

Hi there everyone! I am a 62 yr old female with a history of heavy drinking and smoking along with smoking marijuana. I have a...

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....

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...

Hi all! I’m looking for suggestions on how to help my dad eat more during his treatments for throat cancer. He’s getting chemo & radiation...

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...

I was diagnosed with Squamous Cell Carcinoma of base of tongue. Level II and Level III nodes less than 1cm. in October 2015. I started...

Hello again everybody! Did I ever tell you how much I appreciate all your sage advice and wisdom? Well, I do! This is a great...

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...

Now 5 months post radiation. 33 treatments of targeted radiation plus chemo therapy for my stage 3 Metastatic Squamish Cell Carcinoma back of tongue R/S....

Any experience or suggestions? I’m my wife’s caregiver. Early May 9th she was diagnosed with tonsil cancer. She made her first appointment within 2 weeks...

I been having a hard time with swallowing food and liquids seem to want to go down wrong pipe after swallowing my ct scans came...