Hi all,
I have some questions about base of tongue cancer. My father was diagnosed this week, but all he told me is that he has "cancer". We live in different countries, so most of our communication is by email. In the email in which he told me that has cancer, he told me only that he is starting radio/chemo today (must be within one week of diagnosis, I'm guessing), and he requested that I NOT telephone him because speaking is causing him pain. I called anyhow, but it just goes to answer-phone.
So, my question to the forum is this: how advanced would a BoT cancer be if he has pain talking before he has had any treatment? All my googling just told me that pain with speaking and eating is usually a side effect of treatment. But dad hasn't had any treatment yet. He starts today.
Any comments gratefully received.