 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | If it were me I would want to continue to try to defeat this beast(s) so I would want to be evaluated by the best, like Sloan, and I can't believe that it's to late.
As far as the possibility of another form of cancer in his lungs, I would have to say that is a possibility but when I was going thru my Tx I was told that the progression of SCC is from the Oral Cavity to the nodes and then to the lungs and/or brain. Either way I would think a biopsy of the lung would prove beneficial to any Tx plan.
I am sorry that he is having this reaction but I would still hope he continues to fight.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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