Welcome to OCF, Atul. Im sorry to read of your family members diagnosis.

Getting a cancer diagnosis isnt what it used to be. Many patients after treatment and recovers survive and go on to thrive after being diagnosed with cancer. Please dont automatically jump to conclusions that your family members cancer is terminal. That is of course unless the doctors have said its terminal. From what I understand Mucoepidermoid carcinoma cell (MCC) diagnosed as low grade has a very high rate of survival.

OCF, main site --- Mucoepidermoid carcinoma cell


Christine
SCC 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 smile