 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,384 Likes: 1 | Thank you all for your kind comments. I came here a while back and have continued to try and help.
Thank you Jerry for doing the screenings! Oral cancers are not real common (I believe 10 to 12 cases per 100,000 per year) but common enough that a simple inexpensive test is worth the effort.
Barb, thank you for your efforts as well!
Mark, 21 Year survivor, SCC right tonsil, 3 nodes positive, one with extra-capsular spread. I never asked what stage (would have scared me anyway) Right side tonsillectomy, radical neck dissection right side, maximum radiation to both sides, no chemo, no PEG, age 40 when diagnosed.
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