Supporting Member (50+ posts) Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 76 | There are several people dealing with mets to the lungs. Most of their posts are in the recurrence section of the forum. There have been many approaches taken, from radiation to treat the mets (my husband) to clinical trials involving immunotherapy, etc. Christine's advice is right on though about the CCC. It's great you can go to the Mayo clinic. Don't give up on seeking their second opinion for each round of treatment. We had 3 different second opinions before we selected the current CCC where my husband is being treated. The odd thing about the lung mets is that it is still considered head and neck cancer because that is where it originated.
Best to you, Mary
Mary Caregiver to husband, 60 Dx Sept '12 SCC BOT T2N2aMo, Stage IV, HPV+ Oct '12 Sub.Gland transfer Nov-Dec '12 IMRT x 33 + cisplatin x7 March '13 PET/CT: 2 spots on lungs; (BOT & neck lymphs NED) April '13 Biopsy: 1 = malignant right hilar lymph (met from HNSCC)p16 9/13: 33 rounds IMRT to lungs; carboplatinx7 CT w/contrast 12/30/13: 2 spots left hilar lymph. biopsy confirms SCC 30 rounds IMRT to left lung; treatment ended 5/29/14 Sept 2014--CT clear; December 2014 CT clear
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