 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 624 | Larry --
Your friend's heart was radiated when he was treated for HNC? Wow. All I can say is thank goodness for IMRT.
On the other hand, our ENT had HNC 18 years ago and is fine now -- although the conventional radiation of the day has left her with dry mouth and very poor sense of taste, & also (when you look for it) a slight difference in color of skin on the sides of her neck vs. back and front where beam was blocked to protect her spinal cord. (Her successful treatment was the reason she went into the field).
Gail
CG to husband Barry, dx. 7/21/05, age 66, SCC rgt. tonsil, BOT, 2 nodes (stg. IV), HPV+, tonsillectomy, 7x carboplatin, 35x tomoTherapy IMRT w/ Ethyol @ Johns Hopkins, thru treatment 9/28/05, HPV vaccine trial 12/06-present. Looking good!
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