 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | I am not sure that I know what the "blanket approach" is? Most here have had treatment plans tailored to their particular type of tumor, location, etc.
My Oncologist actually even factored in my lifestyle when suggesting treatment options.
There are many different ways to get radiation, chemo and surgical techniques now. It's not a simple as it was 20 years ago.
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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"You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes" (James 4:14 NIV)
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