 "OCF Canuck" Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 5,264 Likes: 5 | I'm confused.... does he have cancer? or no? The term microscopic cancer... tells me yes. Untreated microscopic cancer turns into full blown cancerous tumors and moves - so... In this case wait and see doesn't cut it with a 22 year old. He needs treatment even if he has to travel to do it.
who said he has microscopic cancer?
As I said previously CHEMO DRS are no good with this type of cancer. By this I mean what they offer will not help him (assuming he still has cancer) Chemo doesn't kill this type of cancer.
Perhaps he should see another surgeon, or go for a second round of radiation depending on where the cancer is located and whether it was in the radiation field last time. There is also proton radiation, clinical trials, intraoperative radiation as Paul said.
Assuming he has a definitive dx of cancer still existing to NOT TREAT IT would be stupid at this point.
He definitely can't sit on this.
Cheryl : Irritation - 2004 BX: 6/2008 : Inflam. BX: 12/10, DX: 12/10 : SCC - LS tongue well dif. T2N1M0. 2/11 hemigloss + recon. : PND - 40 nodes - 39 clear. 3/11 - 5/11 IMRT 33 + cis x2, PEG 3/28/11 - 5/19/11 3 head, 2 chest scans - clear(fingers crossed) HPV-, No smoke, drink, or drugs, Vegan
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