 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,671 | Yup, good advice. When my son had symptoms, he waited longer that he should have before seeing his dentist who sent him to an Oral surgeon for a biopsy and then to an ENT. So, do it as soon as possible. It's better to know for sure what's happening so you can deal with whatever needs to be done and let us know.
Anne-Marie
CG to son, Paul (age 33, non-smoker) SCC Stage 2, Surgery 9/21/06, 1/6 tongue Rt.side removed, +48 lymph nodes neck. IMRTx28 completed 12/19/06. CT scan 7/8/10 Cancer-free! ("spot" on lung from scar tissue related to Pneumonia.)
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