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Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 47 | Thanks Donna and David
His left nodes were never removed. Through FNA on the right node cancer was confirmed. Docs want to do surgery on the right side, they said they will remove many nodes which are are closer.
Our question is exactly, why only after surgery can it be determined whether cancerous or not? I wish there was another way to find out without getting under the knife. 2 days hospital stay. he is so week already just started to recover from radiation and chemo. Now we have to endure the surgery.
Caregiver to husband 40 yrs. Was diagnosed SCC 09/2010. Soft palate, lft of tounge. Stage 4 HPV-
Radiation 70 gy & chemo start Nov 1 End Dec 17/2010.
1MRI-7 Mar 2011. Neck dissection-14 apr 2011. Lymph nodes removed 36 just 1 had cancer. F/U CT Scan-19 may 2011. "Cancer Free" as per doctors!
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