 "OCF Canuck" Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 5,260 Likes: 3 | poorly differentiated is a good thing and a bad thing. It's bad because it means the cells do not resemble normal cells at all.. They are in my definition spastic. This can mean its an aggressive cancer. The good thing is because they are so malformed - they die easier. So they are more responsive to chemo and rads. Push for them to do what they have to. Time is always of the essence. Hugs,
Cheryl : Irritation - 2004 BX: 6/2008 : Inflam. BX: 12/10, DX: 12/10 : SCC - LS tongue well dif. T2N1M0. 2/11 hemigloss + recon. : PND - 40 nodes - 39 clear. 3/11 - 5/11 IMRT 33 + cis x2, PEG 3/28/11 - 5/19/11 3 head, 2 chest scans - clear(fingers crossed) HPV-, No smoke, drink, or drugs, Vegan
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