 Senior Member (75+ posts)
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 80 | sharon,
i'm not sure why they're telling you that chemo would not work for head and neck cancers. it is true that chemo drugs in use currently for head and neck cancers were developed originally for other cancers, but it is becoming standard to use one or another combination of chemo drugs even prior to surgery for oral cancers. try to get your doctors to explain why they won't consider it as an option. i've seen doctors change their mind when they're questioned from an informed position.
i send you good thoughts for healing and peace.
gita
sister diagnosed 11/03 SCC maxilla keratenizing stg IV T1N1Mx; 4-7 positive lymph nodes; dissection 12/03 left upper pallette removd; radiaton left side 35 sessions 2/04-4/04; recurrence same side 4/04; chemo began 5/04 incl cisplatine, 5fu, taxotere
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