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Radiation & cisplatin
Have 2 more weeks of radiation and cisplatin. Living on 5-6 Ensure complex/day. Constipation is big problem, what is best, tried Mara lax, just switched...
Radiation therapy and CPAP mask
About to start radiation therapy for cancer on my cheek. Concerned my CPAP mask and strap will irritate the skin. Anyone experienced the same and...
Diarrhea as radiation side effect?
Has anyone experienced diarrhea the last couple of weeks of radiation for throat cancer?
Dentures plus implants after radiation
I’m an 87 year old who finished 35 rounds of radiation and 6 chemotherapy sessions to attack stage IV squamous cell cancer near my vocal...
Sunscreen recommendations for radiation irritation on face?
My husband is having a lot of radiation redness (burns?) on his nose and cheeks from his radiation treatments for sinus cancer. I gave him...
Relief from Radiation Fibrosis Syndrome
ad SCC on the base of my tongue and a couple of lymph nodes in 2020 and was treated with radiation and chemo. Like many...
Looking for help with radiation fibrosis; Tips?
Looking for help with radiation fibrosis following radiation of head and neck and a modified neck dissection . I have had PT and do daily...
Voice loss years after radiation
Hello, I was treated for throat cancer in 2006 with chemotherapy and radiation! Have been doing well, but within the last two years, my voice...
Rheumatoid Arthritis Meds + Chemo/Radiation?
I can't be the only human with RA and cancer. I am not established with a rheumatologist yet (moved to a new city in July-...
nerve pain post radiation therapy
wondering if anyone has experience with nerve damage and pain post radiation and /or chemotherapy. 6 years post therapy for head and neck cancer when...
Radiation impact on cognitive functioning/memory
I had Radiation therapy and chemo on my head and neck for cancer. Can it cause brain fog & memory issues? My MRI and MRA...
30 gy radiation side effects
Anyone had only 30 gy radiation and cisplatin chemo? Please share what are the short and long term side effects?
Questions about de-escalation radiation
I was diagnosed with HPV+ OSCC in November 2022. I had a level 2 lymph node removed by my ENT that tested positive with less...
Radiation-Induced Carotid Artery Stenosis
I am a 13yr survivor of neck cancer with late complications from the radiation treatments that cured my cancer. I have developed a thickening of...
I'm 80 years old. Radiation?
I was diagnosed with subglottis squamous cell carcinoma, stage 3, a couple of months ago. I do have some dental problems. I'm generally in good...
Seeking alternatives to Radiation post-TORS tonsillectomy
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/seeking-alternatives-to-radiation-post-tors-tonsillectomy/
I am a 54 y.o. male patient 3 weeks post TORS with radical tonsillectomy and right neck dissection. Surgical report indicated HPV+ SCC tumor 1.6cm...
Proton vs Photon Radiation Is there much difference?
Scheduled for Proton radiation after right tonsil and right neck dissection. Already have had four infusions of Keytruda, Paclitaxel and Carboplatin. Now they want me...
When to return to work after radiation ends
I am a 60 year old female I had my right tonsil removed in February 2024, CT scan prior to removal had shown no cancer...
Advised to do dental work before radiation
we had a meeting with the radiation dept. they said it was best to do any dental work before radiation. so off to the dentist...
Oral cancer: proton vs photon radiation?
How long has proton radiation for oral cancer been used? What is the difference between photon and proton radiation? Thank you
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