 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Some patients get 30 rads while others get 35 or even 40. There are too many variables when it comes to why one is prescribed certain treatment plans. The treatment facility should be going by the NCI guidelines with a treatment plan but not every facility will follow them strictly. Each patient is slightly different. There havent been many with basal cell cancer on here but there have been many (myself included) with the tumor on their cheek. They will go thru what we all did with rads. If no chemo is used they may fare slightly better than most of us. Nutrition and hydration are still the most important things to focus on.
Best wishes to your friend. Maybe they will join our group.
ChristineSCC 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  | 
