Head & Neck Cancer Support Group

Asking for my husband. Diagnosed with cancer at base of tongue in 2021. Completed 33 radiation and 3 chemo treatments. Has very thick saliva that...

I've read about it and considering trying it. Please post if you've used it for your H and N cancer healing and or radiation fibrosis.Thank...

Is there anything done to remove scar tissue so you can eat?

How does the late effects of sinus radiation continue to deteriorate affected areas and worsen minor TBI?

I was diagnosed with Esthesioneuroblastoma in June of 2021. I underwent two surgeries to remove the tumor and repair my skull base. After healing from...

Hi, has anyone in the group experienced hypothyroidism post radiation / chemo treatment for head and neck cancer? I'm two years post treatment and my...

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...

Hello. In 2008 I was diagnosed and treated for squamous cell cancer in the left tonsil. I have the expected long term side effects....dry mouth,...

I’m losing hearing in my right ear after my radiation treatment. Has anybody ever experienced this side effect and am I destined to lose all...

Saw radiation onc today, he is happy with the tumor shrinkage (Base of Tongue Cancer) he is seeing on the scans, that made me even...

I started therapy today for my lymphedema which is just another side effect from my treatment. The therapist pointed out that my thyroid gland was...

My mother at age 79+ had growth in neck in Dec 2020 and. She underwent surgery to remove the growth in neck and the biopsy...

My husband had nasopharyngeal SCC. It’s been 40 years since 7700 rads of cobalt. The medical facility told us he was one of two people...

I had throat and neck radiation 3 years ago. I am always producing heavy mucous above my palate that I constantly have to hock up....

My husband had TORs surgery for cancer in January and has just completed radiation. He's so tired he feels he could sleep all the time....

I had 35 radiation treatments for squamous cell throat cancer ending May 22, 2024. On September 7 and 12I had brief episodes where I couldn’t...

Any ideas on how long the radiation continues to impact the tumor after treatment is finished? I have heard 3 mos and 6 mos…Thanks in...

After chemo and radiation treatments and the loss of 50lbs I have very dry flaky skin has anyone else experience this, if so what do...

My husband, 68 years old, has oropharyngeal cancer (Stage 2) of the tonsil HPV 16+ and has completed 6 rounds of a 6 chemo plan...

I had cancer in soft palate of mouth and left tonsil and it went to lymph node on left side of neck received chemo and...