 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | First thing is you need to find out IF you have cancer or IF something else is wrong. The only way to determine IF you have oral cancer is by a biopsy which the screening may point you to.
IF you have cancer and need medical treatment there are ways to get that accomplished. I personally have helped 2 of my employees within the past 2 years get treated for FREE at Moffitt for their breast cancer through a County program but as Eric said, first things first.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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