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#124661 11-15-2010 01:19 PM
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I am a 54 year old female and I am so far a 2 time oral cancer survivor. I was first diagnosed with base of tongue cancer in 2000 at the age of 43. I had surgery to remove the tumor and followed with radiation. I've been cancer free for 10 years. In July of this year I developed a sore on the left side of my tongue. The biopsy showed it was cancer so I had part of my tongue removed. I've had 2 sores on my tongue since then. Have had biopsy on both and came back negative. There is still tenderness there. Does anyone know if this is this a common occurance?

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There is not much that is common re oral cancer so stay on top of anything that looks or feels out of the ordinary.


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Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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Welcome to OCF. Im sorry that you have had a recurrance so long after your first round of oral cancer. Ten years is a very long time between your cancers. I wish you the best with the new sores. I hope that its nothing. Keep a close eye on them and make sure you get them checked frequently. To help ease your mind, Im a 3 time oral cancer survivor. It can be done if you have to go thru it again.


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SCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44
2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07
-65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr
Clear PET 1/08
4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I
surg 4/16/08 clr marg
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3/09 teeth out, trismus
7/2/09 recur, Stg IV
8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy
3wks medicly inducd coma
2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit
PICC line IV antibx 8 mo
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OC 3x in 3 years
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ChristineB #124707 11-15-2010 11:55 PM
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With only 4-5 month elapsed after your surgery, I would not be surprised that this is related to this very sensitive muscle and the surgery, not recurrence.


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Thanks for all of your replys. Is a re-occurance with cancer once you've had oral cancer, usually always oral cancer again or can it show up anywhere?

cat6711 #124967 11-20-2010 02:43 AM
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if oral cancer spreads, they say it usually spreads to the aerodigestive tract, so lungs, esophagus, trachea, stomach, intestines, colon and lymph nodes too. So they usually pay close attention to those and do a eyes to thighs scan to check all of those areas.
As stated before, bumps and sores can just be due to that you had surgery recently and everything is overly sensitive, plus lack of feeling in some areas makes it difficult to know if you chew on ur tongue, or burn it sometimes too which can cause sores!!

Hope this doesn't come back for you again, but you have fought hard so far, so keep up the good fight.


25/female at diagnosis
Dx;stage 3 SCC tongue 03/25/2010
Surgery 04/13/2010
Trach,ng tube, peg feeding tube
Hemiglossectomy, right side neck dissection, 40 lymph nodes removed. Free-Flap transplant to tongue.
30 rounds IMRT ended July 15,2010

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