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#48597 07-23-2007 10:09 AM | Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 35 Contributing Member (25+ posts) | OP  Contributing Member (25+ posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 35 | Member
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posted July 21, 2007 05:07 AM
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Jam,
He is being treated at Moffitt Cancer center in Tampa, FL.
Is there a limit to amount of Radiation one can have. See many people her who had reoccurence or another site and recieved not just more or different Chemo but mor radiation as well. Is there a time fram between. I would just think if they do have to do surgery then they would want to radiate to ensure any live cancers cells that could be disrupted so not spread...
What is the risk of spreading when surgery is involved?
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Caregiver in Florida
DX tonsil cancer 4/13/07 both tonsils removed both positive.,. Stage 4 with 3 nodes on Right and 2 nodes on left. Just finishd 2 chemo - cisplatn and 35 Radiation 6/22/07
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Posts: 17 | From: st. Petersburg, Florida | Registered: Jun 2007 | IP: Logged
Caregiver in Florida
DX tonsil cancer 4/13/07 both tonsils removed both positive.,. Stage 4 with 3 nodes on Right and 2 nodes on left. Just finishd 2 chemo - cisplatn and 35 Radiation 6/22/07
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#48598 07-23-2007 07:09 PM | Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | Tumors place thousands of cancer cells into the bloodstream every day. The immune system does a good job of taking them out usually. Surgery shouldn't make a difference in metastesis risk.
IMRT can be repeated if not in the same location. They always give the minimum dose of 60-66 cGy's of radiation up to around 70 cGy.
Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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