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Hey Trish, I’m so sorry about your cancer diagnosis. I wasn’t much older than you when...

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Discussion: Just diagnosed with a throat cancer

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jun 27, 2025

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They typically would do a surgery on your tongue and then radiation. Unless you can’t have...

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Discussion: HPV P16 positive cancer

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 15, 2023

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I meant 69 Gy for my radiation. This seems excessive considering no lymph nodes are involved.

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Discussion: Has anyone had thyroid issues after head and neck radiation?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 16, 2021

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I think every radiation treatment may be different. I was told I would be in pain.

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Discussion: What to expect during Chemoradiation?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jul 26, 2025

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Thanks. Did you have 3 weeks of radiation (30gy)? How many cycles of chemo?

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Discussion: 30 gy radiation side effects

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Jan 11, 2024

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Has anyone with HPV used the Reduced chemo radiation procedure to treat base of tongue cancer

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Discussion: Meet others living with Head & Neck Cancer: Introduce yourself

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Apr 10, 2023

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How did they define you as stage 4 had it metasitisized? How effective was the radiation...

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Discussion: HPV P16 positive cancer

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Feb 2, 2023

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Yes, they discuss surgery and the radiation with the chemo,I was just trying to see if...

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Discussion: What is the best option for stage 3 vocal cords (laryngeal) cancer?

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 25, 2022

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My SCC was ear, not throat, but I met several patients with oral, throat, and salivary...

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Discussion: Squamous cell throat cancer

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Sep 12, 2022

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Hi @angschaffer, Radiotherapy also has Proton radiation as opposed to the traditional Photon radiation. Although not...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1420350/

Discussion: Father struggling to get off trach s/p tongue cancer surgery

Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer

Posted: Oct 21, 2025