Head & Neck Cancer Support Group

Hi, my husband is recovering from radiation & chemo, last treatment a week ago. I am very concerned about the tumor on his neck because...

Hi, has anyone who has been treated with radiation therapy for head or neck cancer experienced phantosmia, or smelling something that is not there? For...

Was diagnosed with squamous tongue cancer 10/6/22. At the time no sign of cancer in the nodes on the PET scan. Had surgery 10/26/22 to...

My dad (now 83 years old) had tonsil cancer 10 years ago. 35 radiation treatments plus chemo killed the tumor. This past year, radiation fibrosis/necrosis...

In 2011, I’ve had ambeplastoma(lower jaw cancer), I now was diagnosed with tongue cancer on October 11, 2024, I did radiation treatment in 2011, but...

Hi all. My 70 year young husband has been diagnosed with SCC HPV+ on right tonsil, only detected by lump on neck. RO says N1....

Hello, This is my first post. So let me introduce myself. I am the caregiver, and my husband is the patient. He was diagnosed with...

Hello! I was diagnosed with H&N SSC cancer last August and had 35 treatments of radiation and 7 rounds of Cisplatin. My last chemo was...

is anyone else taking mekinist and dabrafenib for oral chemo. very nervous about the situation. onconologist agree on no target radiation. have no idea to...

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...

New member here -- hello friends! I've been reading the posts for a few weeks. My healthy 81 year-old husband has been diagnosed with a...

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...

For those who cannot swalliw at all, like my husband, have you any advice on how to stop getting pneumonia? Does it improve after radiation...

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 have a lot of scar tissue from radiation leaving me with a challenged airway - it has also ratcheted down on my vocal cords...

Hi, I was recently diagnosed with extranodal marginal zone lymphoma to the base of tongue and palatine tonsils. I also have Sjogren's Syndrome and Lymphocytic...

After many months of struggling with his cancer, 35 rounds of radiation, and several hospital stays due to aspiration pneumonia because he could not swallow...

I discovered I had a tumor on my right tonsil in April and it had moved to one lymph node - I had robotic surgery...

Just diagnosed hpv viral back of tongue etc. I'm not sure how quality of life will be during and after. 76 male good shape. Would...

My mom had oral cancer and follow up radiation 6 years ago. She has dementia and it has been hard to make sure she looks...