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Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 382 Likes: 3 | Hi Meg-
I had a sore throat for a couple of weeks, then devloped a swollen gland on the left side of my neck. I was talked in to going to my family doctor. Since I did not smoke, female age 50 and only occasionally had a glass of wine I did not fit the "profile" of oral cancer and was treated for two weeks with antibiotics until I could see an ENT. I had had my tonsils removed in 8th grade and one had grown back. It looked suspicious so the ENT removed it. He did not biopsy or do base line tests as he did not think it was cancer. But it was SCC. Then I ran to a major cancer center for the rest of my treatment - neck dissection, chemo and radiation. Stage I/V. There are a lot of people on this web site that did not fit the "profile." Early detection is so important. - Kris
SCC Stage IV left tonsil neck disection 3/02 radiation finished 6/02 chemo finished 9/02
Stage 2A left breast cancer 3/09, chemo and radiation, finished treatment 2/7/10 -Stage 2 right beast cancer 10/14 chemo and radiation
Every day is still a gift :-)
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