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Suggest Treatment For Throat Cancer
I have a friend that just found out he has throat cancer.and has gone through 5 weeks of treatment.he has one week to go,but is at a stand still,cause the radiation has burnt him so bad from the inside out.his neck is burnt on the outside.is that Normal?
Wed, 26 Aug 2015
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Cancer of throat requires to be treated with combination of surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. In early cancer doctors suggest surgery followed by chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
In later stage cancer there is radiation and chemotherapy treatment which works better. After radiation if the cancer is down staged then the patient might get surgery done. Radiation is a type of high energy treatment which kills the cancer cells. This is known to cause effects like skin and mucosal burns in the area of the target radiation. Please do not worry.
Thanks for writing in.
Cancer of throat requires to be treated with combination of surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. In early cancer doctors suggest surgery followed by chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
In later stage cancer there is radiation and chemotherapy treatment which works better. After radiation if the cancer is down staged then the patient might get surgery done. Radiation is a type of high energy treatment which kills the cancer cells. This is known to cause effects like skin and mucosal burns in the area of the target radiation. Please do not worry.
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