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Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 6 | Hello,
My brother's oral cancer recurred. The MRI has shown that the cancer has spread to his lymph nodes (both sides), and there is a tumor on a neck vertebrae. He underwent 5 days of radiation for the tumor and will start chemo tomorrow. His doctor has also put him on Xeloda. In researching this medication, I only find references for colon and breast cancer. Is this a common medication that has been used for head and neck cancer?
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Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 507 | Check under Capecitabine (generic for Xeloda). I think it is a Chemo used for advanced Head and Neck cancer (often combined with carboplatin).
Don
TXN2bM0 Stage IVa SCC-Occult Primary
FNA 6/6/08-SCC in node<2cm
PET/CT 6/19/08-SCC in 2nd node<1cm
HiRes CT 6/21/08
Exploratory,Tonsillectomy(benign),Right SND 6/23/08
PEG 7/3/08-11/6/08
35 TomoTherapy 7/16/08-9/04/08 No Chemo
Clear PET/CT 11/15/08, 5/15/09, 5/28/10, 7/8/11
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Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 6 | Thank you Don, Much appreciated. | | |
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