 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Seema,
Without more info on your Mom, it's hard to really know what's going on BUT if she is not going to treat her reoccurrence per her doctors' recommendations then her outcome is doomed at the start. This cancer is very aggressive and it needs a likewise aggressive treatment plan to even give the patient a chance at survival. Please encourage her to seek other QUALIFIED opinions and stick with the traditional treatments. Her life is at stake.
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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