OP Supporting Member (50+ posts) Joined: May 2010 Posts: 61 | I had squamous cell cancer of the tonsil and lymph nodes (both sides of my neck). I am 3 years post diagnosis.
My oncologist seems confident that the cancer will not return. However, I do recall him or the radiologist saying the radiation could give me some other kind of cancer down the road...
I have a former colleague that went through successful testicular cancer treatment just before my treatment. He was just diagnosed with prostate and breast cancer.
Another friend in my local SPOHNC chapter was re-diagnosed with liver and lung cancer recently.
Is there any data on other types of cancer occurring after oral cancer?
Survivor. 55yr male. Dx 07/09 SqCCa Stage IV, Rt Tonsil, Lt&Rt Lymph Nodes. Aborted tonsilectomy 07/09. Chemo port 07/09. PEG 09/09. Chemo - 3xCisplatin 6xErbitux. RTx35. Tx ended 11/09. CAT scan (clean) 01/10. PET scan (clean) 02/10. Port & PEG removed 04/10.
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