MrsM, welcome to OCF. Im sorry that you are going thru this with your mother in law. Her being secretive about her health is definetly not helping her situation. It makes it so much harder to help her. Not sure if you can answer these questions, but it would help us to help you....

How do you know by looking in your mother in law's mouth that she has cancer?
Why do you think that there has been a spread to her lymph nodes?
Has she been hospitalized?
What are the tests that you are waiting for results on?
Has she had a biopsy?
Does she have a feeding tube?
Is she being treated at a cancer center?
Do you know for certain if she has had radiation already?

Radiation treatments are difficult to get thru. She would have needed someone to help her. After my second week of radiation, I no longer drove. Most of us have required strong pain medications.

Nobody has been cured of oral cancer by any natural remedies. The only known cures are radiation with or without chemo and/or surgery. Swollen legs are not a side effect of oral cancer.

If she has not yet gone to a cancer center please take her to one. Give her the best shot at curing this and get her there right away. I hope she will let you help her. Now is not the time to be stubborn.



I just saw David responded to your post. I am hoping that there is still a chance. Im sorry if it is too advanced and she needs hospice. I still would suggest that she is seen at a cancer center for an evaluation.

Sorry but I dont know what is available in CA. Maybe asking at the place she has gone for treatment already.