 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | I had advanced stage cancer with radiation and chemo only and I am 2 years cancer free today. The way you wrote the post is a little confusing. I take it that you meant that 70% show no evidence of cancer after treatment. I was seen every 6 weeks for the first 6 months by three different doctors. Then it moved to every 2 months for another 6 months. The second year it was every three months and they are now moving it out to every 4 months (starting yesr 3). Exams every 1-3 months is typical for the first year. See http://www.nccn.org/professionals/physician_gls/PDF/head-and-neck.pdf
Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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