 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | I looked it up on the NCCN staging page for oropharnyx cancer to make sure. I typically validate the information I give on peer reviewed and trusted sites. The NCCN sets the standards for cancer care worldwide. I've been been in the medical device industry for over 30 years. I worked for Siemens Medical Labs in the medical Linear Accelearator group (and I was treated on a Siemens Mevatron 6).
T1, T2, or T3 + N1 = Stage III. After the surgeons discovery you should have been re-staged. Hey mine was stage III/IVa so there is always hope.
Last edited by Gary; 01-07-2011 02:37 PM.
Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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