"Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 618 | I asked my ENT what caused the cancer and he looked at me like I was some kind of idiot and said "It's the smoking" that was the end of that conversation.
I knew the answer, and he gave me the only answer he could. I quit smoking and moved on with treatment. I won't beat myself up over the cause of my cancer and don't have time to worry about how my doctor delivers information to me as long as it is good, relevant information.
Kelly Male 48, SCC (Soft Palet) Rt., Stage 1, T3n0m0, Dx, 8-09, Start IMRT 35 9-2-09 end 10-21-09 04-20-10 NED 8-11 recurrence, node rt. neck N2b 10-11 33 IMRT w/chemo wkly 3-12-12 PET - residual cancer 4-12 5 treatments with Cyberknife & Erbitux 6-19-12 Pet scan CLEAR 12-3-12 PET - CLEAR
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