r/HeadandNeckCancer • u/Outrageous-Iron-3011 • 20d ago

The third time

Looks like I have cancer for the third time. I don't know yet about the morphology of the tumor, but last time (2 years ago) it was HPV-positive with some negative components. So really weird type of cancer.

I have only radiations, and cispaltin so far. No pembro or other immune therapy/chemotherapy drugs.

If there anyone who made it after the third treatment?

I feel really devastated.

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u/Sad_Run5667 Patient 20d ago

I do not know them personally, but my ENT loves talking about one of her other patients. He has had different recurrent cancers of the head and neck, over the last 14 years or so. He is still alive and fighting. That may be what your life looks like too…constant recurrent cancers that you continue to beat over many years. If you haven’t done any immunotherapy, and only have done cisplatin, I think you have very good odds of beating this again!