2 months ago I had throat and neck surgery to remove lymph node and tongue/throat cancer (stage 3). Luckily all was removed, but the surgeon recommended 27 LDRT Radiation treatments, which I am currently in, and have completed almost 1/2.

After the surgeries, swallowing and eating was impossible but slowly improved, although speech isnt even 50% yet.

Now with the radiation 1/2 way through, it is slowly getting worse, and extremely sore, and back to the hard to eat and sleep like after surgery.

My question is, how many people with this type of neck/throat cancer who get surgery, actually also get radiation, and complete the radiation also?

Are there stats of people who just cant complete it? Throat hurts, neck sore and swollen, etc. etc.

Thank you