 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,671 | Do keep on top of this as Brian suggests. My son waited way too long to have a painful lump checked out. His mantra used to be "Ignore it and maybe it will go away". Trouble with that is if you wait too long, you might not be able to fix it. He is doing just fine, now, but he had to go through the most difficult fight of his life to get to where he is now.
Anne-Marie
CG to son, Paul (age 33, non-smoker) SCC Stage 2, Surgery 9/21/06, 1/6 tongue Rt.side removed, +48 lymph nodes neck. IMRTx28 completed 12/19/06. CT scan 7/8/10 Cancer-free! ("spot" on lung from scar tissue related to Pneumonia.)
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