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Joined: Sep 2018 Posts: 71 Likes: 1 | I was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of the oral tongue in September of last year and I'm still very much alive. Now that you have your diagnosis, you need to try to continue your treatment at a Comprehensive Cancer Center, since they specialize in treating cancer. Your doctors there will advise you of the treatment plan they have for you to remove the cancer from your body and continue to live your life. It's not hopeless but it is overwhelming to be given a cancer diagnosis. We will be here to help.
Laura Age 40
Tongue lesion on left side grew and was hurting in mid-August
Dx as squamous cell carcinoma on 9.18.18
Left Neck Dissection and tongue surgery, lost a fourth of my tongue on 10.1.18, tumor had grown to a T3
Margins were clear except front section of tongue margin had three stray cancer cells that were not in the tumor
Additional surgery 10.18.18 to remove another cm near where the stray cells were found
33 radiation treatments from Nov 2018 through Jan 2019
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