#8025 08-09-2006 10:02 AM | Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 2 Member | OP  Member
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 2 | My brother has had surgery for oral cancer, floor of the mouth. He would like a second opinion before doing a neck dissection. I cannot find a listing of good hospitals specific for oral cancer. Any ideas? We live in Iowa. | | |
#8026 08-09-2006 11:11 AM | Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | University of Iowa is the only CCC in your state. If you go to the main page amd do a search for NCI cancer centers you will find the phone number and address.
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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"You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes" (James 4:14 NIV)
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#8027 08-10-2006 10:08 AM | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 207 Platinum Member (200+ posts) | | Platinum Member (200+ posts)
Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 207 | If you are in Northern Iowa, go to Mayo. it is not very far.
SCC, base of tongue, 2 lymph nodes, stage 3/4. 35 X's IMRT radiation, chemo: Cisplatin x 2, 5FU x2, & Taxol x2. Hooray, after 3 years I'm in still in remission.
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#8028 08-10-2006 11:35 AM | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 4,918 Likes: 68 OCF Founder Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | OCF Founder Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 4,918 Likes: 68 | Please also check out this OCF web page, about a third of the way down is a link titled "best hopitals" The page also has a link to the NCI designated centers http://www.oralcancerfoundation.org/resources/index.htm The two previous posts mention great facilities in your area, but some people travel to facilities remote from their home location, they may have family near one of the highly ranked ccc's, or choose them for clinical reasons.
Brian, stage 4 oral cancer survivor. OCF Founder and Director. The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.
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#8029 08-25-2006 03:20 PM | Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 235 Gold Member (200+ posts) | | Gold Member (200+ posts)
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 235 | Hi Lisa,
Not sure where in Iowa you are, but you may want to consider researching the University of Chicago Hospitals. They are pretty progressive w/their OC treatment. I researched several docs and hospitals prior to my mom going through treatment. Please feel free to email me if I can answer any questions for you.
Best regards,
Dave
Mom's caregvr. DDS failed to dx 01/03. Dx Stg IV SCC 05/03. Induct. chemo, IMRT, 5FU, H, Iressa, Neck disect, radiation. Dad's caregvr. Dx 01/04 Ext. Stg SCLC. Mets to liver/bone 08/04. Died 11/12/04. Mom tongue CA dx 06/13, hemiglossectomy (80% removed) 08/13. Clean margins and nodes, but PNI. 6/15/15: Tongue CA at base of remnant tongue. Declined further tx; hospice.
Died 10/13/15. What a long and difficult journey.
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