 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | Hi Diseree',
Most of the time cancer in painless. Pain is a good sign, probably of infection and a swollen lymph node would be normal. You are wise to have it checked by an ENT. I would always have anything suspicious checked by a specialist. The outcomes are always better when caught early.
Gary
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SCC, Stage III, Right Tonsil
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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"You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes" (James 4:14 NIV)
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