 "OCF Canuck" Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 5,260 Likes: 3 | ALZ what kind of chemo??? Is it only 1 type???? CHEMO on its own generally DOES NOT KILL TONGUE CANCER!!!!!! Sorry I'm worried - really the tumor should be removed surgically. even if your dr. Chose to go with radiation first - the second line of defense if you face a recurrence is salvage surgery. Check the Nccn guidelines - they will tell you standard treatment. I know of only two people who've had chemo used to treat tongue cancer and I believe the initial chemo was for three months to shrink the tumor and it was a combination of three chemos - then they went through radiation and chemo. . But that was a first time out situation not a recurrence. Please i think you should get a second opinion. Surgery should have been your first treatment. Good luck!
Last edited by Cheryld; 03-02-2012 08:13 AM.
Cheryl : Irritation - 2004 BX: 6/2008 : Inflam. BX: 12/10, DX: 12/10 : SCC - LS tongue well dif. T2N1M0. 2/11 hemigloss + recon. : PND - 40 nodes - 39 clear. 3/11 - 5/11 IMRT 33 + cis x2, PEG 3/28/11 - 5/19/11 3 head, 2 chest scans - clear(fingers crossed) HPV-, No smoke, drink, or drugs, Vegan
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