...also, before having all the teeth removed, you may want your mother to have a second opinion from an oncology dentist in case her dentist doesn't formally treat oncology patients.

Sometimes a doctor will over-treat because he or she prefers to err on the side of caution. But, often, a doctor will be unnecessarily aggressive in treating or suggesting things like teeth removal because he or she doesn't have the benefit of seeing a wide variety of situations and nuances with patients. They don't see as many cases as would be seen by a doctor at a Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Last edited by Sandy177; 10-07-2011 11:50 AM.
Ex-spouse MISDIAGNOSED with SCC-HN IVa 12/10. Tonsils out 1/11. 4 teeth out 2/11. TX Erbitux x2, IMRT x2 2/11. 2nd opinion-benign BCC-NOT CANCER 3/11. TX stopped 3/11. New doctors 4/11. ENT agrees with 2nd opinion 5/11. ENT scoped him-all clear 7/11. Ordered MRI anyway. MRI 8/22/11 Result-all clear.