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- What is tonsil cancer? - Cancer Research UK
What is tonsil cancer? Cancer of the tonsil is a rare type of head and neck cancer Cancer happens when abnormal cells start to divide and grow in an uncontrolled way Symptoms often include a painless neck lump and a sore throat The main risk factors for tonsil cancer are smoking, drinking alcohol and infection with the human papilloma virus
- Tonsil cancer - Cancer Research UK
Tonsil cancer Cancer of the tonsil develops in the part of the throat just behind your mouth, called the oropharynx It is a type of head and neck cancer The main treatments for tonsil cancer are surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy You might have a combination of these or one treatment on its own
- Treating tonsil cancer - Cancer Research UK
The main treatments for tonsil cancer are surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy You might have a combination of these or one treatment on its own The tonsils are part of the oropharynx Treatment for tonsil cancer is similar to other cancers of the oropharynx Staging is a way of describing the
- Stages and grades of oropharyngeal cancer - Cancer Research UK
Oropharyngeal cancer starts in the oropharynx, which is the part of the throat just behind the mouth It includes cancer that starts in the back of the tongue and tonsil cancer The stage of your oropharyngeal cancer tells you how big it is and whether it has spread The grade means how abnormal the cancer cells look under the microscope
- TNM stages for mouth cancer - Cancer Research UK
Tumour (T) T describes the size and depth of the tumour (area of cancer) TX means the main cancer (primary) can’t be assessed Tis means the cancer cells are in the top layer of cells lining the lips or mouth T1 means the cancer is contained within the tissue of the mouth (oral cavity) and it is: 2cm or smaller; 5mm deep or less; T2 can mean one of the following:
- Tonsil cancer and recovery, my story so far. . . . . . .
My hubby was diagnosed with tonsil cancer with lymph node involvement in December 2015 He had a tonsillectomy, 5 cycles if chemotherapy, 30 fractions if radiotherapy and a neck dissection as unfortunately his CT- PET scan at 3 months showed that he still had a tumour in his lymph nodes He experienced much the same as you however Im here to
- Survival for mouth and oropharyngeal cancer - Cancer Research UK
tonsils and 2 ridges of tissue in front of and behind the tonsils (tonsillar pillars) back wall of the throat Stage 1 Around 75 out of 100 people (around 75%) will survive their cancer for 5 years or more after diagnosis Stage 2 More than 70 out of 100 people (more than 70%) will survive their cancer for 5 years or more after diagnosis Stage 3
- peg feeding - Ask the nurses - Cancer Chat | Cancer Research UK
This followed tonsil cancer in 2014 which was treated with chemo and rx successully at that time but obviously recurred He is now on a permanent PEG since surgery Is life expectancy shortened due to the peg? Cancer Research UK is a registered charity in England and Wales (1089464), Scotland (SC041666), the Isle of Man (1103) and Jersey
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