 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | I should clarify what I meant by "Post procedure lifestyle is a minor issue". I meant what I do for a living (entertainment). The doctors referred to it as a lifestyle. It wasn't the most important aspect for my selection of treatment options, hence the "minor" designation.
Do not confuse this with (poor) lifestyle choices such as drinking, substance abuse, diet abuse or using tobacco products. The data is abundant on the severe risks of these choices. They can add MAJOR risk of recurrence.
Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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