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#185746 10-08-2014 06:31 AM
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Anyone see this article?

I am sure it is years away from being manufactured and used for human trials, but it is still very promising and encouraging nonetheless! I don't often see breakthrough discoveries related potential head and neck cancer treatments smile

http://www.theguardian.com/society/...destroyed-by-berry-queensland-rainforest


Emily - 24 years old at diagnosis
HPV-, no risk factors
T2N2b Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Left oral tongue, poorly differentiated
Hemiglossectamy, reconstruction, partial neck dissection
30 Radiation treatments, weekly chemo (cisplatin)
1/13/12 last day of treatment
Diagnosed October 2011
emilyp #185759 10-08-2014 02:07 PM
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Good find, Emily. And certainly an interesting and potentially hopeful discovery. Thanks for posting it.


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SCC of occult origin 1/09 (age 55)| Stage III TXN1M0 | HPV 16+, non-smoker, moderate drinker | Modified radical neck dissection 3/09 | 31 days IMRT finished 6/09 | Hit 15 years all clear in 6/24 | Radiation Fibrosis Syndrome kicked in a few years after treatment and has been progressing since | Prostate cancer diagnosis 10/18

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