 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | Hi Maureen,
That's a great milestone. Your ENT is about right with the numers. 80% of recurrences occur in the 1st year, 15% in the 2nd. So statistically at the end of 2 years the risk of recurrence drops to 5%. Don't worry about the weight unless he is losing it. When I was at 109lbs the doc told me "in 2 years when you fat we will laugh about his". Now I have to watch what I eat.
Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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