 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 |
Karen:
I had stage 1 oral cancer in two different spots in my mouth. I also unfortunately ended up with a recurrance just recently, it was also stage 1. The cancer never got to my lymph nodes and I had chemo. My understanding is that radiation is done once, but recently I have been seeing people here doing it again in rare cases. Chemo alone with this type of cancer doesnt work so well. Radiation with chemo treatment plan will make the radiation work better. Thats what was explained to me.
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive  | 
