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How long does it take for a tumor belonging to Oral cancer to metastasize ?

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Have you been confirmed with oral cancer?

If so where is your Primary?

What Stage are you?

If this is just a general question no one can give you an answer to that question since there is no proven time line. Some metastasize quickly and some never do. Some that do are quickly killed in the nodes.


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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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In my case, I had a sore place on my tongue for a couple of months that wouldn't go away. At first I thought that I had bitten my tongue and didn't think much of it. When it got worse, I had my dentist look at it. He got me in to an oral surgeon as soon as he saw it, and I had a biopsy. A week later the cancer was confirmed, and surgery was performed a week after that. They didn't mess around, and treated it very aggressively. There was also lymph node involvement, so it was considered stage IV. After a year and a half, I am currently cancer-free. (Yea!)


Female, nonsmoker, 70, diag. 5/09 after tongue biopsy: stage IV. Left hemi-gloss. and left selec. neck disec. 30 lymph nodes removed May 20. Over 7 weeks daily rads. with three chemo. PEG removed 12/4/09 Am eating mostly soft foods. Back to work 11/09 Retired 4/1/11. 7 clear scans! Port out 9/11. 2/13. It's back: base of tongue, very invasive
surgery involving lifestyle changes. 2/14: Now speaking w/Passey-Muir valve. Considering a swallow study. Grateful to be alive.
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We are all different so it would be difficult for that question to be answered. I wish you the best tho.


Since posting this. UPMC, Pittsburgh, Oct 2011 until Jan. I averaged about 2 to 3 surgeries a week there. w Can't have jaw made as bone is deteroriating steaily that is left in jaw. Mersa is to blame. Feeding tube . Had trach for 4mos. Got it out April.
--- Passed away 5/14/14, will be greatly missed by everyone here

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