2007-07-13 17:01:38 · 4 answers · asked by vcarll 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
Much depends on the response to treatment, overall health, and age of the patient. Statistics are not indicative of individual survival.
You might want to join an online support group for this type of disease to see what treatments are being pursued and how others cope:
ACOR: The Head and Neck Cancers Online Support Group
http://listserv.acor.org/archives/head-neck-onc.html
And, professional oncological guide for this type of cancer:
NCCN: Head and Neck Cancer Guidelines
http://www.nccn.org/professionals/physician_gls/PDF/head-and-neck.pdf
2007-07-14 01:43:22 · answer #1 · answered by Panda 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The survival depends on so many things. If he is in the right cancer center, the treatment may include surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. With treatment, months and possibly years can be added.
I work at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando, and we have a pretty impressive treatment rate. Sometimes the patient feels like they are going to die during the treatment, but the physicians have to treat intensly, in order to get the last of the cancer, so it will not come back.
Good luck.
2007-07-17 15:32:41 · answer #2 · answered by Popcorn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not so hot. Unfortunately, there is much morbidity with a head and neck diagnosis, especially with a tumor of this size. Talk to the ENT about what's in store.
2007-07-14 08:13:39 · answer #3 · answered by boogeywoogy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we found out my husband had mouth and neck cancer in 06 had radical neck dissection then radiation was cancer free for a while then it came back before it came back they gave him 5 years now they give him 1 or 2.
2007-07-16 21:54:57 · answer #4 · answered by mountainchowpurple 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋