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Joined: May 2010 Posts: 638 | Hi Ed H What Christine said. Hearing loss is cumulative and dose dependent so it will get worse if you continue with cisplatin. Carboplatin (note correct spelling Christine  )is a commonly used alternative from the same family. Karen
Karen Love of Life to Alex T4N2M0 SCC Tonsil, BOT, R lymph nodes Dx March 2010 51yrs. Unresectable. HPV+ve Tx Chemo x 3+1 cycles(cisplatin,docetaxel,5FU)- complete May 31 Chemoradiation (IMRTx35 + weekly cisplatin) Finish Aug 27 Return to work 2 years on 3 years out Aug 27 2013 NED  Still underweight
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