 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 2,152 | Hi Les,
You said your mother has a lot of pain. Is that related to the breast cancer or the oral cancer or something else? She should get proper pain management. What is the prognosis on the breast cancer? Is this under control? If not how long do they give her? Since the chemo would be palliative, I would op for the surgery especially if the pain is from the oral cancer. What option does your Mom want?
Take care,
Eileen
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Aug 1997 unknown primary, Stage III
mets to 1 lymph node in neck; rt ND, 36 XRT rad
Aug 2001 tiny tumor on larynx, Stage I total laryngectomy; left ND
June 5, 2010 dx early stage breast cancer
June 9, 2011 SCC 1.5 cm hypo pharynx, 70% P-16 positive, no mets, Stage I
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