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Joined: Jun 2013 Posts: 49 | A swollen lymph node was our first clue. No pain. And the GP waved it off as treatable with antibiotics. Even the ENT after scoping Richard's throat, did not see any issues, at first. It was not till after the PET/CAT, that we knew for sure that Richard had cancer. This took about a month.
65 yr old male in great health other than C. 5/1/13 lump discovered, 5/15 Biopsy, 5/29 PET/CAT, Diag: SCC HPV+ rt tonsil, 1 node, Stage III T1-2 N1, 6/10 PEG, 06/17 Chemo, 6/24 Radiation, 7/6 100% PEG, 8/14 Done with treatment, 11/6 follow-up PET, 11/8 NED, 11/13 PEG removed!
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