 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Did they say what type of cancer it is?
It didn't start in the nodes, it traveled there from his oral cavity. Probably the parotid. How did they diagnose the cancer? From the nodes it can spread pretty much anywhere which is why they are recommending the neck dissection on one or perhaps both sides of his neck. They usually will do that procedure first and then start the concurrent chemo/rad. Sometimes they will do the chemo/rad first and wait and see if a ND is needed post Tx.
Anderson is a good place to be treated.
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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