Joel -

I can tell you that my radiation, targeted at my right upper palate area, also hit and affected my nose and upper lip extensively. The IMRT targets the cancerous tissue, but inevitably hits other tissue on its way there (that's how I understand it, anyway).

Can you ask your RO to give you a more detailed explanation of the targeting process...?


Chrissy

Stage 2 SCC upper right palate
Hemi-palatectomy and maxillectomy 5/28/09
Six teeth gone
IMRT x30 starts July 13. Completed 8/26/09
Carboplatin and Taxol x6 starting 7/14/09. Completed 8/25/09.