Head & Neck Cancer Support Group

Im a 66 YO male and I've recently been diagnosed with "Moderate squamous dysplasia with superficially-invasive squamous cell carcinoma" in my throat. Its p16 HPV....

My husband had TORS and radiation for HN SCC cancer last year. After radiation, he always feel chill and so very tired and sleepy. His...

Has anyone else had osteonecrosis of the hyoid bone? Husband has had two different radiation treatments of the throat 14 years apart and now has...

I am 8 months + post radiation treatment for my throat cancer, but still experiencing non-stop mucus in my sinuses that won't go away and...

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

My husband still is having a hard time swallowing water since radiation. I've been doing research. Is it radiation esophagitis? How does this heal? My...

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...

He had all of his teeth removed in December due to infection and severe deterioration . Now his left side of his jaw (he received...

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...

Whoa! Big curve ball... I developed blood clots in both arms around infusion sites after third cisplatin infusion. This is painful and a bit scary....

As a female at the age of 60, in November of 2010 I was diagnosed with parotid (salivary gland) cancer. In December I underwent surgery...

I’m 8 1/2 years out from stage IV treatments and recently have 5 teeth that have chipped and one with a slight crack. I got...

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...

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...

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! 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...

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

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...