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Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 280 | Any experience with radiation to the spine?
The affects of the metastasis are bad enough, what will radiation do to the spine?
CG to my husband, Matt. Dx June 2009 Stage IV Oropharengeal SCC right tonsil primary with distant metastases. Rad to neck- Surgeries to lungs- Every avail chemo - ran out of options Jan 2012, called for hospice help Feb 2012, at rest March 19, 2012.
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Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 5,264 Likes: 5 | Liza had radiotherapy to the spine it helped, but her bone was not good. I don't know that she has any fall out from it. Good luck and god bless.
Cheryl : Irritation - 2004 BX: 6/2008 : Inflam. BX: 12/10, DX: 12/10 : SCC - LS tongue well dif. T2N1M0. 2/11 hemigloss + recon. : PND - 40 nodes - 39 clear. 3/11 - 5/11 IMRT 33 + cis x2, PEG 3/28/11 - 5/19/11 3 head, 2 chest scans - clear(fingers crossed) HPV-, No smoke, drink, or drugs, Vegan
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