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I am curious....
There are a lot of posts stating chemo and radiation treatment. I have not been able to find too many patients of tongue cancer that I have been able to talk to prior to joining this site. But, it appears that the ones that I have talked to, most of them have only had to have surgery to resolve their issue, including myself (so far). Can anyone tell me what determines additional treatment of chemo or radiation? This message has been edited. Last edited by: Dr Vinod K Joshi, |
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Hello Roxanne
Hope this helps: from Cancer Research UK
Best wishes Vinod  Disclaimer: Please see your own dentist/doctor for a proper diagnosis as my words should not, in any circumstances, be taken as dental/medical advice. "If you see what is small as it sees itself, and accept what is weak for what strength it has, and use what is dim for the light it gives, then all will go well. This is called Acting Naturally." Lao-Tsu, Tao Teh King |
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Vinod, thanks for your expertise. I need to ask you for more information, if that's alright?!
Is there much consultation and sharing of tongue cancer treatment information between medicial communities from different countries? Like between Canada and the UK? Also, the typical answer given for the reason people get tongue cancer is that it is from smoking and alcohol consumption. It appears to me that this may be misleading. There are 3 of us (all women) that go to the University of Alberta Hospital for care and not a one of us falls into this category of lifestyle. Can you shed any light on possible other causes of tongue cancer that may be applicable to those of us who were never smokers and also did not consume much alcohol? I've also read that HPV has been linked to tongue cancer but could not find much for details - could you share any information in this regard? I seem to be on a never ending quest to find the answer to "why me". What have I done or not done that could have made a difference. If anyone else wishes to share information regarding my post, please help to educate me! Regards, Rox. |
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hi there
i had chemo and radiotheraphy at the same time,it was hard going and did not agree with me i spent around 7 months in hospital last year due to complications brought on by the 2 like dehydration diarreheoa etc,had to have several blood transfusion.with hindsite i would have preferred surgey because i might be able to eat now.i have been in remission since treatment stopped so it worked very well.regards shirl xxx |
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Rox,
This may not be what you want to hear - but you may have to eventualy resign to the fact that you wont ever know why it happened to you! I have! I've just accepted that it was one of those things and there was nothing i could of done about it! Just my hard luck! It's taken 2 years since i was diagnosed to 'get over it'. But i'm there now. If the learnered ones knew exactly what all the causes of cancers were then there would be far far fewer diagnosed as we could pevent it. You may think i'm a defeatest for not wanting to dig for answers. But for a long time i did. I now know it's not healthy and you can go crazy with questions that will never be answered! All the best though! Michelle -~*Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds*~- ...Albert Einstein |
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Good Morning Roxanne
Michelle is right, we should not allow ourselves to ask "Why me?" because for most of us there will never be an answer,and asking the question will only lead to frustration.Better to look at the beautiful things in this world and to accept that there are many things for which we should give thanks.At the moment it may not be too easy but it is worth a try Keep Smiling John |
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Hello Roxanne
While there are risk factors for cancer, many people with these same risk factors (or more!) don't get it. So Why me? is a natural question to ask but the truth is that there is no "true answer", only likely possibilities. The search for the "truth" only exhausts the mind and body. For someone without a cancer, the question, though rarely asked, could be 'why not me?' This was Brenda Brady's attitude about her cancer - "why not me?" Life is unpredictable and the best we can do is to look out and avoid the known (or perceived as known) risks. Click for past discussions about: Why ME? Best wishes Vinod This message has been edited. Last edited by: Dr Vinod K Joshi, Disclaimer: Please see your own dentist/doctor for a proper diagnosis as my words should not, in any circumstances, be taken as dental/medical advice. "If you see what is small as it sees itself, and accept what is weak for what strength it has, and use what is dim for the light it gives, then all will go well. This is called Acting Naturally." Lao-Tsu, Tao Teh King |
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