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 Joined:  Jun 2010 Posts: 153 |  Dear Robroaster
 This is Seth's wife - Thank you for this.   I was going to post to thank everyone who supported Seth.  He found this community to be very helpful and supportive.
 
 I will be signing off now.
 
 Cat
   47 yr old male non-smoker, social drinker, fit. Jan'10, Stg3 rt tonsil+rt neck SCC, HPV+, rad+chmo Vancouver Cda. 2yr clear Apr'12 London UK. Apr'13 mets recur to lymph btw left lung & aorta, 3x Cisplatin+5FUchemo+20 rad, was all clear but 6-mo PET-CT shows mets to pleura around left lung, participating in St 1 trial of GDC-0980. GDC lost effect and ended July'14, bad atrial fibrillation requiring hospitalisation, start more standard chemo 10 Sep 2014.
 Sadly has passed away, notified Jan 2015.
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 Joined:  Jan 2011 Posts: 123 |  Very sad to hear of another one lost especially so young.   Jill..CG to Ken, age 43,mom of 1yr old girl.
 DIAG:12/9/10 SCC BOT T4N0M0 HPV+
 START:1/3/11 IMRT dailyX35 and 7 chemo
 END:2/23/11 PEG IN:1/15/11 Out:4/26/11
 CT/MRI 4/25/11-marked improvement CT 6/11 new spots
 BX 6/23-cancer present
 Total Glossectomy sched 7/20/11
 7/19/11 Ken's suffering ended
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 Joined:  Oct 2013 Posts: 69 Likes: 1 |  I am truly sorry to hear this. I followed his posts and was hoping for the best. Rest in peace.   Oropharyngeal Cancer, SCC, HPV 16+, stage IV T1N2b age 45
 Started in my tonsils and spread to my lymph nodes
 Cisplatin x3 with concurrent daily radiation treatments started 10/22/13 finished 12/6/2013
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 Joined:  Apr 2013 Posts: 76 |  Rest in peace, Seth.  Your beautiful and witty and poignant writing will live on in your posts.    Mary
 Caregiver to husband, 60
 Dx Sept '12 SCC BOT T2N2aMo, Stage IV, HPV+
 Oct '12 Sub.Gland transfer
 Nov-Dec '12 IMRT x 33 + cisplatin x7
 March '13 PET/CT: 2 spots on lungs; (BOT & neck lymphs NED)
 April '13 Biopsy: 1 = malignant right hilar lymph (met from HNSCC)p16
 9/13: 33 rounds IMRT to lungs; carboplatinx7
 CT w/contrast 12/30/13: 2 spots left hilar lymph. biopsy confirms SCC
 30 rounds IMRT to left lung; treatment ended 5/29/14
 Sept 2014--CT clear; December 2014 CT clear
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