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#60615 04-18-2007 12:28 PM | Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 52 Supporting Member (50+ posts) | OP  Supporting Member (50+ posts)
Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 52 | I've got an apt at University of Penn May 1st with the Chief of Staff, that may have this info but wondered if this has happened to others?
Would this 2nd cancer be coming from the IMRT that I had 5 yrs ago?
I'm prepared to live with the PEG the rest of my life, just hope they can rid me of the cancer.
Isn't it unusal to get cancer 5 yrs after
treatment?
Sept. it was dysplasia, 6 months later cancer so as I've read here, we need to keep getting it checked.
Best of luck to all of you
Marlene
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#60616 04-18-2007 02:32 PM | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 4,912 Likes: 52 OCF Founder Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | OCF Founder Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 4,912 Likes: 52 | While radiation can cause cancer itself, since the advent of IMRT the risk of that is significantly reduced. Those that do develop an osteosarcoma in the mandible (the most common oral cancer irradiation induced kind) are only about 2-3% of the surviving treated population, and they usually occur around year 10 of survival.
Brian, stage 4 oral cancer survivor. OCF Founder and Director. The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.
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#60617 04-19-2007 11:19 AM | Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 52 Supporting Member (50+ posts) | | OP Supporting Member (50+ posts)
Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 52 | I got great news yesterday when I read my pathology report. I've got carcinoma in situ. Looked it up and that is still precancerous but very close to cancer. Right?
I keep hearing good things about U of Penn so thanks for directing me there.
Best of luck to all
Marlene
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