 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 2,152 | Hi Cecelia,
My first encounter with this cancer back in 1997 was an unknown primary, so I'm now almost 12 years out on that. I had a new occurence in my larynx that may have been caused by the radiation damage from the first. Last I looked, I'm still alive and kicking. Tell Martin to let the doctors do the worrying and don't let this invisible man take over his life. Odds are, if he did have a reoccurrence, they will catch so early that it will be treatable.
Take care,
Eileen
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Aug 1997 unknown primary, Stage III
mets to 1 lymph node in neck; rt ND, 36 XRT rad
Aug 2001 tiny tumor on larynx, Stage I total laryngectomy; left ND
June 5, 2010 dx early stage breast cancer
June 9, 2011 SCC 1.5 cm hypo pharynx, 70% P-16 positive, no mets, Stage I
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