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Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,291 Likes: 1 | sorry to hear about your mom. As David states we are not trained medical folks. From what you write it does seem quite a large tumor mass on the tongue. Generally surgery is done on tongue tumors.
I presume CT and RT mean chemotherapy and radiation therapy. This is standard treatment for oral cancer. Chemo is used to shrink the cancer, it does not kill cancer. The radiation is used to kill the cancer. Some chemo may be administered at the same time to enable the radiation to work more effectively.
It is going to be a difficult journey but sounds like you have the best care attending to her.
Don Male, 57 - Great health except C Dec '12 DX: BOT SCC T2N2bMx, Stage 4a, HPV+, multiple nodes 1 tooth out Jan '13 2nd tooth out Tumor Board -induction TPF (3 cycles), seq CRT 4-6/2013 CRT 70gr 2x35, weekly carbo150 ended 5/29,6/4 All the details, join at http://beatdown.cognacom.com | | |
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