#97375 06-15-2009 05:43 AM | Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 2 Member | OP  Member
Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 2 | hi everybody,,am a 21yr old guy,,, my dad is suffering wid oral cancer late 1st stage,,,,,,,, kindly please let me know what treatment to opt for ? ,,,,, hw much money does this treatment is going to cost us ?,,,,,,,,,,, what surgery we should go for ?
kindly provide me information in detail... thnx
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Joined: May 2006 Posts: 720 Likes: 1 | I am assuming from your location that you (and your father) are in India. If you go to the upper right hand corner of any of these message-board pages and type India in the search box, you'll get several pages of results, many of them from patients or caregivers in India or from people elsewhere in the world whose family members in India are being treated. You could contact the posters (click on the user name for e-mail/private message) to get information specific to India. Cancer centers around the world use the Clinical Practice Guidelines published by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, a consortium of more than 20 leading U.S. cancer centers. The guidelines represent the latest treatment recommendations. The 2008 guidelines for head and neck cancer are available here. They show various treatment options based on where and what stage the cancer is. The main part of the Oral Cancer Foundation site is filled with pages of information that will be helpful to you. Go to the search page and type in the topic you are looking for. This is a great community. Keep asking questions and keep coming back.
Leslie
April 2006: Husband dx by dentist with leukoplakia on tongue. Oral surgeon's biopsy 4/28/06: Moderate dysplasia; pathology report warned of possible "skip effect." ENT's excisional biopsy (got it all) 5/31/06: SCC in situ/small bit superficially invasive. Early detection saves lives.
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Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | What have the doctors recommended?
What have his doctors told him about his cancer?
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 5,260 | Where did the late 1st stage come from? I think what David told you is what you should do. The fees in your country are different then they are here I would bet. If you are 21, I imagine your dad is in his 40s? If so he will want to be the one picking the type of treatmenet he will get.. Good luck with whatever he decides..
Since posting this. UPMC, Pittsburgh, Oct 2011 until Jan. I averaged about 2 to 3 surgeries a week there. w Can't have jaw made as bone is deteroriating steaily that is left in jaw. Mersa is to blame. Feeding tube . Had trach for 4mos. Got it out April.
--- Passed away 5/14/14, will be greatly missed by everyone here
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