 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,128 | A friend of mine who was treated at M D Anderson Cancer Center in Texas was furnished with stents prepared by her dental oncologist to protect her teeth AND her saliva glands during her radiation treatments. Dental Stent If you aren't already at a Cancer Center, you might check with the Moffit Center in Tampa regarding this.
Age 67 1/2
Ventral Tongue SCC T2N0M0G1 10/05
Anterior Tongue SCC T2N0M0G2 6/08
Base of Tongue SCC T2N0M0G2 12/08
Three partial glossectomy (10/05,11/05,6/08), PEG, 37 XRT 66.6 Gy 1/06
Neck dissection, trach, PEG & forearm free flap (6/08)
Total glossectomy, trach, PEG & thigh free flap (12/08)
On August 21, 2010 at 9:20 am, Pete went off to play with the ratties in the sky.
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