 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | I met with my MO at Moffitt today and asked him about the 2002 article. He was familiar with the doctor and said he is committed to his preferred treatment but he said that there still has not been a large scale head to head comparison of cis to carb and Moffitt's TX protocol for my type of cancer remains Cisplatin concurrent with IMRT radiation. He also said that if the patient presents a medical history of hearing problems or experiences hearing problems with cis during Tx, they switch to carbo.
Oh well, I'm finished Tx and I just received my first all clear CAT results today so I'm releaved.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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