Just 4 months after my surgery and 6 weeks after completing my radiation/chemotherapy, I discovered a small lump on my collar bone. This was on my right side where the collar bone joins the sternum and as it was on the opposite side from my surgery I didn't think it could be too serious - even my surgeon was'nt too concerned and said he didn't think it was cancerous.
I had this lump taken out and duly analysed and my run of luck continues (!) as it turns out to be an SCC. Further examination shows another smaller lump further along my right collar bone and another larger one has emerged on my Adams apple. Have had another MRI scan and will have another CT scan this weekend.
Have been told that I may need more minor surgery and probably more radiation. The surgery doesn't really bother me too much but was wondering if anyone out there could shed any light on the nature of a second bout of radiation - I suppose I was too shellshocked to ask my Max/Fac surgeon when the pathology results came back.


50 yrs.Non smok.Mod drink.
Tongue canc SCC T2N0M0.
Surg. Jul '11 1/3 rd of tongue rem. & sel. neck diss.PEG fitted.
Aug '11 6 wks chemo/radio.3 more canc. nodes rem.
Feb '12 18 wks chemo.
Nov. '12 Mod rad neck diss on right, & pec flap rep. rem. of tumour under chin. More rad to follow in 2013.
**update** Passed away September 26, 2013