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Difficulty swallowing liquids
I’m 69 and about 22 years out from throat cancer. I was treated with three rounds of chemo and 6 weeks radiation. My swallowing issues...
Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer
Last active: Jan 19 12:11pm
What is the survival rate for 65 yr Male w/ squamous cell carcinoma
My husband was diagnosed in November of 2022 with left tongue squamous cell carcinoma. He had a partial glossectomy. He was doing great then in...
Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer
Last active: May 9 12:02pm
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...
Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer
Last active: Dec 3, 2023
Excess phlegm after oral cancer surgery: What helps?
I had oral cancer surgery in September of 2022. I did not receive radiation or chemo after the surgery. Since then, I have had copious...
Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer
Last active: Feb 11, 2024
What treatment are you receiving for Baroreceptor failure?
I've mentioned here before that a result of neck radiation and/or surgery can result in damage to the baroreceptors in your neck. These are the...
Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer
Last active: Jun 20 9:21am
Should I get a bridge to replace teeth from removed jaw?
My entire lower right jaw was taken out in August to remove a cancerous tumor adhered to jaw bone. Jaw was replaced with my fibula...
Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer
Last active: Feb 14, 2024
Any experience with treatment for Esthesioneuroblastoma?
Hi, my husband was recently diagnosed with an esthesioneuroblastoma tumor in his sinus area, to discover it has also traveled to his right lymph node...
Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer
Last active: May 5, 2024
Wondering about low WBC in bloodwork
I'm just over a year out from successful radiation and chemotherapy. My recovery has been going well despite some dental issues that led to extreme...
Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer
Last active: Mar 1 6:06pm
Tracheotomy after Larynx cancer
I need help and bigger advise. My husband went through Radiation for his Larynx Cancer and developed Necrosis on his (pre cancer) left side neck...
Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer
Last active: Oct 9, 2022
Sore on tongue from treatments: What helps?
Hi everybody, My husband has 9 more radiation treatments & 1 more chemo to go. He is having bad pain due to a huge, quarter...
Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer
Last active: Nov 25, 2023
Teeth removal for HPV cancer: how to get insurance for replacement?
I was told to have 6 compromised teeth removed for treatment of Head and Neck cancer. I was told it was to help accommodate robotic...
Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer
Last active: May 15, 2023
Has anyone had lymph node transplant surgery?
I would love to hear from someone who has suffered with lymphedema and was able to have corrective surgery. I know it isn’t very common...
Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer
Last active: Oct 21, 2024
Gastrostomy Tube (G-Tube): Difficulty finding a formula that works
My husband is currently starting week 4 of his 7 week treatment with Cistplatin and radiation but is having the worst time with finding a...
Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer
Last active: Apr 14, 2024
Seeking advice for eating challenges
Good morning, I am recovering from oropharyngeal cancer radiation treatment which ended late last July. I have been working with a swallow therapist but am...
Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer
Last active: May 26, 2024
After treatment for HpV 16 Carcinoma: Having trouble breathing
hello all first post diag with left lymph node neck and left tonsil. Went through treatments Cisplatin 6 rounds and 35 radiation 2 scans and...
Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer
Last active: Mar 21 10:14am
Difficulty swallowing meds: Resorted to DIY pharmaceutical compounding
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...
Support Group: Digestive Health
Last active: May 2, 2024
Healing process after throat cancer treatments: What to expect?
My husband recently finished his metastatic squamous cell tongue cancer treatment , after 35 rounds of radiation and 6 rounds of chemo. His feeding tube...
Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer
Last active: Apr 11 7:37am
Parotid cancer
I am new at this so not sure how this all works. But, I would like to know if there are any clinical trials for...
Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer
Last active: Feb 14, 2021
Husband diagnosed with Squamous cell tumor on his neck.
After 5 weeks 19 treatments it fell off. He was in extreme pain after that during radiation because of the way they were positioning his...
Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer
Last active: Mar 11, 2024
Concerned Caregiver: Oral SCC lymph nodes involved
My mother(61) had her surgery to remove primary tumor at right trimolar region, neck dissection which had multiple lymph nodes positive with extra nodal extension...
Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer
Last active: Mar 12 9:55am