Head & Neck Cancer Support Group

I would like to share some of my symptoms I experienced when I was first diagnosed with High Grade Neuroendocrine Carcinoma in my parotid gland....

I was irradiated for cancer of the nasopharynx in the mid-1970s. Over the years it has gotten increasingly difficult for me to swallow food and...

Asking for my husband who is 61 and 12 years post chemo/radiation for stage IV scc base of tongue w/lymph node involvement. He is now...

Hi everybody. Just started my treatment for HPV-negative Base of Tongue Cancer. 6 of 35 radiation sessions done, 2 of 7 Chemos with Cisplatin done....

I had my lower right jaw and tumor removed in August + 44 lymph nodes on right side removed, then 35 radiation treatments and 5...

To make a 18 yr long story short, I was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer in Nov. of 2000 at the age of 48....

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...

I suffer from radiation damage due to throat cancer 10 years ago which causes neck spasms at least 5 times a day especially if I...

I have had a radial free flap grafted in my mouth. It is extremely difficult for me to get used to it and causes me...

Hello members. I've had cancer twice. 1st one was if the left vocal cord. 2nd one was in April 2018 base of the tongue and...

My husband was diagnosed with oral cancer in July 2021, had extensive surgery to remove the tumor followed by chemo and radiation . 9 months...

I am writing for my husband who was recently diagnose with Tonsil Cancer. He finished the biopsy and PET scan but we do not know...

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...

Hi everyone,My husband and I are feeling a bit anxious as we prepare for his first appointment at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, and we'd...

It’s been a very long time since I have posted an update. This will be long and boring but hopefully this will give some newly...

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...

Hello all. I have a question. After having a Novocain injection to fill a bottom middle tooth, I developed a raw patch on the floor...

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 am faced with a dilemma. My vocal cords are paralyzed bilaterally from radiation treatment that ended approximately one year ago. Because of this, I...

I am a survivor of squamous cell carcinoma at the base of my tongue. I'm now 18 years out. Everyone seems to have the usual...