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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
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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
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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: Lymphedema
Last active: Oct 21, 2024
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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