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#29208 07-15-2007 10:34 AM
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if infection is at the site on the tongue where the cancer is does that mean the cancer is spreading thru the infection?


Barb
#29209 07-16-2007 10:40 AM
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No - it probably just means that you have thrush. All infections need to be taken seriously and attended to promptly since, with a compromised immune system, they can get out of control rapidly.


Gary Allsebrook
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Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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