 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,019 | Wow. Thanks for the perspective Gary. I'm always kind of awestruck when I think about people who went through radiation treatment with cobalt 60. That must have taken *real* fortitude and courage. I know there wasn't much alternative but still. People willing to undergo those treatments set the stage for people like us getting more advanced treatments. It's quite a debt we owe them really.
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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