 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Another thing to consider is that just because a large node contains the cancer by a biopsy doesn't mean that smaller ones in someone else might also already have the cells growing but just go undetected. I haven't talked to anyone that knows why some Primaries shed and others don't and even if they shed the cells the nodes are supposed to filter them out and I haven't met anyone who could tell me why some nodes allow the cancer cells to multiply and others do their job and dispose of them. Most just say our genetic makeup which is the educated way of saying I haven't the foggiest.
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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