 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,019 | As far as I know it's true there are no set protocols for lots of aspects of follow-up care (like if/when to get a PET, CT, MRI) but my understanding is there IS a national set protocol for treatment of oral cancer, and it's pretty clear about what should be done for most cases, not quite so clear if you are a stage II with some factors that predict recurrence (the category in which I fall and in which your mother may fall, herson, depending on the results of her surgery).
Nelie
SCC(T2N0M0) part.glossectomy & neck dissect 2/9/05 & 2/25/05.33 IMRT(66 Gy),2 Cisplatin ended 06/03/05.Stage I breast cancer treated 2/05-11/05.Surgery to remove esophageal stricture 07/06, still having dilatations to keep esophagus open.Dysphagia. "When you're going through hell, keep going"
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