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Joined: Jun 2014 Posts: 86 | I know that these wouldn't be medical opinions. However, I love all of your opinions. I see that a lot of people get Cisplatin. Can you all share your experiences? Hair loss? Nausea? I don't even know if my brother will have to do it. But prior to his surgery one NCCC recommended Cisplatin and the other Erbitux. Too many decisions. Greatly appreciated.
22 YO Brother Dx 6/17/14 w. SCC R Lateral tongue
CT scan clear LN 6/20/14
HPV-, non-smoker
R tongue, right hemiglossectomy Surgery 6/24/14
(Not reoccurrence but went to NCCC instead
R neck dissection, tracheostomy, radial free flap, R tongue dissection surg 8/11/14
PT1N2B.3 positive lymph nodes out of 13
Extranodal extension present
9-15-14 IMRT (35x) & Cisplatin (2x) begun
10-21-14 peg in. 10-31-14 1 round of carboplatin
11-4-14 IMRT rx comp
3-27-15 Recurrent tumor in lymph node, L neck diss.
10-29-15 brother passed away, 23 yrs old
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