"Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)    Joined:  May 2007  Posts: 622 Likes: 1  |    Jordan
  The amifostene was a shot to try and protect the saliva glands from the IMRT. I was told it was a 50/50 shot that it would work.
  Kevin         18 YEAR SURVIVOR SCC Tongue (T3N0M0) diag 06/2006. No evidence of disease 2010 Another PET 12-2014 pre-HBO, still N.E.D.
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