 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | gnelson.
Right now radiation is the only effective approved method to kill to this this cancer. Surgery removes only the cancer that is cut out and most of the chemos used weaken the cells to allow the radiation to effectively better kill them. For instance I was told that adding Cisplatin to my Tx would enhance the rad's kill rate by 20 to 30% so I decided to do it. Depending on the Stage and the doctors' own opinion this cancer is usually treated by surgery alone or surgery and concurrent chemo/rad or concurrent chemo/rad.
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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