| "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts)
Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 837 | AngelGirl1,
Yes, there are survivors and you will find many of them here. I was 39 when I was diagnosed and treated -- and that was 17 years ago.
As you are seeing with your friend, this is often the kind of disease that needs to be hit aggressively as soon as possible to try to head off further recurrences. If she's just starting radiation, she may not yet be experiencing too many side effects, but they can worsen as the treatments continue. She should have someone on her medical team that is actively monitoring her levels of nutrition and hydration.
Please feel free to come back here with your questions (and hers) and you'll find plenty of support and suggestions.
Cathy
Tongue SCC (T2M0N0), poorly differentiated, diagnosed 3/89, partial glossectomy and neck dissection 4/89, radiation from early June to late August 1989
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