Hello everyone. I am back with a new term and explanation - or looking for one - of what Brian has meant when he says it is in his blood now. I think the correct term is vascular invasion. Until this past Dr visit- it had not been detected in the blood vessels and now it is. Can anyone give me an explanation in terms of what this means as far as his cancer spreading. I know it spreads through the blood- but how high is that probabilty and does oscc have a place is spreads to more often when it does spread? I would think they would have done a PET by now, but he says they have not. Oh, and he did wear a mask, but says he was never fitted for one. Also said the Dr just moved the light around until he got it to where he wanted it. No marks or anything. Thanks for everyones input.
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CG SCC of lower gum. DX 6/09, SURGERY 7/09, MTX Started 8/09. Single RT treatment 8/18/09