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Head & Neck Cancer Support Group

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Mandible Reconstruction with Fibula Free Flap. Is this an option?
In cases of radiation to the jaw resulting in Osteoradionecrosis (radiation bone death) or Ameloblastoma or similar growths on the mandible, reconstruction surgery is sometimes...
Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer
Last active: Oct 23, 2024
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Diagnosed /w Ameloblastoma. Young Adult
It originally started as a benign tumor located near my impacted Wisdom teeth, which were promptly worked upon and 'taken care of'. Afterward, they looked...
Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer
Last active: Mar 18 11:49am
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Trismus (lock jaw) after Head & Neck cancer treatment: What helps?
Hi everyone. I’m new and here on behalf of my mother who was diagnosed with sinus cancer last year. She had surgery in November 2020...
Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer
Last active: Mar 1, 2023
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Oncology Dentist: Is it recommended to see a specialist?
Hi, my husband is 2 weeks in his radiation and chemo for tonsil cancer. He has seen our family dentist and he is not given...
Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer
Last active: Dec 6, 2023
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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...
Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer
Last active: Feb 23 12:49pm
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What’s left after "cured" of nasopharyngeal cancer?
I was “cured” from my stage 4 non-small cell Nasopharyngeal carcinoma after 8 months of living hell treatments in 2012. After the forth dose of...
Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer
Last active: Dec 16, 2024
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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