Thank you David and Vernon for responding, My husband had a constant one sided sore throat for over a year with radiating ear pain for 6 mos, abnl CT scan and a ?neg biopsy and was seen by 2 different ENT's who didn't think he had cancer. This is why I'm curious about other individuals' symptoms and experiences with diagnosis. His BOT tumor was 3.6 cm when he was finally dx
I wonder how many other people's symptoms were blown off before they were finally diagnosed. The lesson I learned is get a third opinion and don't let a neg biopsy fool you.


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