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Joined: Jul 2014 Posts: 1 | 3 Weeks earlier my mom who was a tobacco chewer felt an irritation in her mouth. The feeling was that the tooth has got sharpened and it is hurting the tongue. She went to a dentist and they said the same thing the the problem is with the tooth.
After a week when she went back to the doctor for a follow-up the doctor said that there is a mass on the tongue and a biopsy needs to be done.
I called her to my city and went for a check up next day, the doctor checked it and said it is cancer. They asked to do a CT Scan and a scrub test of the cells. The results came in and it was found that there is a tumor on the tongue about 4cm big.
We went to the best cancer hospital in India, Tata Memorial Hospital, they checked it, asked for some tests, and did a biospy. They also ordered for EUA. The results are as follows:
lesion with epicenter at rt lateral tongue involving entire posterior oral tongue, BOT
lesion involving Rt tonsillar fossa
hyoid bone involved, not separately palpable from tumor
margin cannot be obtained at hyoid bone
pt will go for CT RT
I was not aware about anything which the report said so i did some searching on google and found that right now it is not possible to operate as it is very big.
They advised to take 2 # NACT and reassess.
I searched for everything but i was not able to get anything on Cancer on Hyoid bone,it is fixable, will chemo ever fix this? I mean is chemo effective in reducing or may be killing cancer in this level?
I dont know if i am asking the correct questions. Please let me know if this is making any sense. I am not ready to leave my 50 year old mom with no disease other than cancer to leave me so early. Please help me.
Please pray for my MOM
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Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Just remember none of us are doctors.
So what are they recommending re treatment?
The tumor described seems very large and invasive so I would image some surgery followed up with concurrent chemo and radiation. Radiation is the main weapon and the chemo will weaken the cells making them more susceptible to the radiation's killing power.
Not sure what you mean by #2 NACT and reassess?
David
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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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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