 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,128 | I'll chime in here and recommend a CCC also -- The reason is that they will discuss YOUR case at a weekly tumor board meeting of various cancer treatment disciplines and recommend the best course of treatments for YOU -- Better having several minds looking at this from one perspective that just one!
Also, they will not only come up with the best treatment plan, they will also arrange post-treatment care for the side effects of the treatment.
BTW, as horrible as cancer is, the treatments do constitute a very effective weight-loss plan <big grin!>.
Age 67 1/2
Ventral Tongue SCC T2N0M0G1 10/05
Anterior Tongue SCC T2N0M0G2 6/08
Base of Tongue SCC T2N0M0G2 12/08
Three partial glossectomy (10/05,11/05,6/08), PEG, 37 XRT 66.6 Gy 1/06
Neck dissection, trach, PEG & forearm free flap (6/08)
Total glossectomy, trach, PEG & thigh free flap (12/08)
On August 21, 2010 at 9:20 am, Pete went off to play with the ratties in the sky.
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