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Navigating my way through throat cancer
Hello, my wife discovered this site a little over a week ago after I was diagnosed with HPV+ tonsil cancer. I had a couple of...
Anyone have a severe earache and sore throat weeks after chemo and ra?
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...
Severe pain eating 7 weeks post radiation: Any tips?
Hi all,First-time poster here. 40M, stage 1 P16 / HPV+ tonsil cancer. Completed 33 fx, 70 gy proton radiation about 7 weeks ago. No chemo.Problem...
Has anyone experienced a tonsillectomy and soft palate reconstruction?
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...
How do you clear the HPV16 virus to prevent cancer recurrence?
Has anyone (Male) had any success totally clearing the HPV virus with Supplements/Diet changes or seeing a Naturopathic Doctor after having Cancer and going through...
Damage to the epoglottic flap from radiation treatments.
I had head and neck cancer (tonsil and tongue base) in 2009. Trismus is a issue that I had been working with since then. Back...
Follow-up PET Scan shows something
Has anyone had a false positive for their Pet Scan for scc hpv 16+? Previously, I had clear margins after Tors near the tonsil and...
Just 2 and a half weeks into recovery after 33 radiation treatments
I had 33 radiation treatments and 4 chemo treatments for HPV cancer of the left tonsil/base of neck area… last radiation hit was 2.5 weeks...
Is it better to do DART Radiation after TORS Surgery or just Follow Up
Asking for input on our decision to do 2 week DART Radiation after TORS Surgery or just follow up every 3 month for 2 years....
Test for HPV and cryoablation for tonsils
I came across Connect when researching for a friend recently diagnosed with cancer in one tonsil and one lymph node. I have read of the...
SCC in tonsil/throat spreading: What should be next step?
HelloI am looking help for my uncle.Squamous cell carcinoma started in tonsil/throat, P16 positive,Went through radiation, it came back and spreadWent through chemo, had rough...
Types of radiation therapy and chemo therapy combinations
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/types-of-radiation-therapy-and-chemo-therapy-combinations/
Hello - my brother was just diagnosed with HPV cancer and had removal of lymphs nodes through right neck dissection and removal of right tonsil....
Excessive mucous after throat cancer treatment: How did you cope?
My husband is a week post op TORS surgery for throat cancer,, at the base of his tongue, he also had his tonsils removed as...
Were you able to work during cancer treatment?
I have a tumor on my tonsil that has spread to my lymph nodes under my jaw. I am told I will have to do...
Laser treatment for scar tissue post radiation of the throat
My husband had squamous cell cancer of the tonsils and had radiation and chemo. He is a year out from treatment it is now developing...
Anyone had surgery (TORS) with no radiation or chemo after?
Has anyone had just TORS with no radiation or chemo after and been cancer free? I had TORS 2 days ago on < 1clm primary...
Chronic ear pain and stuffy nose after throat cancer treatment
My husband is experiencing pain in his left ear 3 months after completing radiation and chemotherapy for cancer on his left tonsil. He describes the...
Hypopharyngeal cancer: Anyone treated with proton radiation?
My husband diagnosed with hypopharyngeal cancer in late June. He had a tonsillectomy and the right tonsil was removed. He will be ready for radiation...
New cancer 2 months after TORS Surgery chemo+radiation
My husband had extensive TORS surgery Jan 25 for HPV + SSC. While hospitalized for aspiration pneumonia catscan showed cancer is back and biopsy revealed...
Husband shutting down emotionally
My husband is almost finished his treatment for SCC Tonsil/base of tongue HPV+ cancer. He is not communication and is actually being quite abusive towards...
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