Posting a photo will not help us to help you over the internet.

If your uncle has seen all kinds of specialists hasnt anyone given him anything for the pain? I suggest you call one of the doctors he has had consults with and ask for pain meds to help him.

The chemo I see mainly used to treat SCC oral cancer here in the US are Erbitux, Cisplatin, Cetuximab and Carboplatin. There are many different types of chemo. Only certain ones have been proven effective against the SCC type of OC. Those are the ones I previously named.

My impression of palliative is that the cancer will be controlled from growing if possible. To me I hear palliative and I think its just to maintain the patient not to cure them, that their cancer is terminal. As you can see both David and I have slightly different ideas about what the physician is attempting for your uncle. We can only give our opinions. Even when we try to help, you still need to find proper medical specialists to treat your uncle. Being in another country things there are much different than how it is here in the US and most members are not familiar with the international differences.

Best wishes!


Christine
SCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44
2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07
-65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr
Clear PET 1/08
4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I
surg 4/16/08 clr marg
215 HBO dives
3/09 teeth out, trismus
7/2/09 recur, Stg IV
8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy
3wks medicly inducd coma
2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit
PICC line IV antibx 8 mo
10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg
OC 3x in 3 years
very happy to be alive smile