 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | Sarah,
Most of the dicussion about radiating "both sides" have been mainly tonsil cancer patients. They sometimes irradiate the neck to inlude the nodes as well. A lot has to do with the type of radiation also, whether it is IMRT or XRT.
"Well differeniated" is good as it means that the cancer was confined to one tissue type. Conversely, "
poorly differentiated" means that the tumor has gotten into soft tissue, muscle and even bone.
Congatulations on your new motherhood.
Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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