I am curious to know how long most of you had symptoms before you were diagnosed with your cancer? Also, what were your symptoms? It seems that most are in later stages and I'm trying to figure out if people are asymptomatic or if health care providers are not picking up on this type of cancer early on and being aggressive with evaluating symptoms.
Thanks,
nancy


caregiver to spouse, 55 yrs, dx 9/09 SCC BOT, T2N0,nonsmoker, nondrinker, HPV 16+ ,Lt hemiglossectomy, lt modified radical neck dissection, lt tonsillectomy,PEG 11/08 removed 2/09, 30IMRT, CT neg 4/09, neg CT 10/09