 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,384 Likes: 1 | In full agreement with Gary here. Add: that you Must NOT use any treatment for burns without first confirming with your radiation oncologist. There are products that could make things worse! I was one of many that had very little external side effects.
As to the idea of pausing or stopping treatments, at certain points in the course of treatments pausing is allowed without affecting the success rate. I had an unscheduled pause due to a machine breakdown for 1 week before the last 7 treatments. There are other points when pausing would not be a good idea. Stopping the treatments entirely is not a good idea.
Larry, I thank you for helping this person. Do the best you can.
Mark, 21 Year survivor, SCC right tonsil, 3 nodes positive, one with extra-capsular spread. I never asked what stage (would have scared me anyway) Right side tonsillectomy, radical neck dissection right side, maximum radiation to both sides, no chemo, no PEG, age 40 when diagnosed.
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