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#39781 03-02-2006 07:08 PM | Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 136 Gold Member (100+ posts) | | Gold Member (100+ posts)
Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 136 | Can IMRT be used to treat the neck if needed? And, do people who have had neck dissection removing all the nodes - do they usually still have radiation there as well if a node was positive? Just wondering.
SCC Right Lateral Tongue T2N0M0 Dx 01/12/06, Surgery 01/25/06. Partial Glossectomy, Bilateral Neck Dissection - 22 lymph nodes - all clear. No radiation.
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#39782 03-02-2006 07:40 PM | Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,019 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,019 |
SCC(T2N0M0) part.glossectomy & neck dissect 2/9/05 & 2/25/05.33 IMRT(66 Gy),2 Cisplatin ended 06/03/05.Stage I breast cancer treated 2/05-11/05.Surgery to remove esophageal stricture 07/06, still having dilatations to keep esophagus open.Dysphagia. "When you're going through hell, keep going"
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#39783 03-03-2006 12:45 AM | Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 107 Gold Member (100+ posts) | | Gold Member (100+ posts)
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 107 | Amy' everyone is different and so is the approach of their doctors, I had 33 IMRT treatments and 3 chemo treatments and then I had a radical neck dissection where 22 lymph nodes were removed with one having cancer. That was always the plan of order with my doctors, they did not decide to have a neck dissection after radiation. The dissection was always part of my treatment. That may be because I had no symptoms at all other than a swollen gland (lymph node) that would not go away. This I had for about a month.
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