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Squamous Cell Carcimona
January 24, 2009 |
For 40 years Dr. Philip Andrews has been treating and operation on head and neck
cancer patients. He says, “The squamous carcinoma is by far and above the most common
type and it’s the typical type we see in the mouth and the throat and the nose and
sinuses.”
While some patients will show symptoms like trouble talking or swallowing, symptoms
for this cancer can vary. Dr. Andrews adds, “Some people will have soreness, some
people see a growth on the tongue or the floor of the mouth, some people don’t feel
or see anything. Sometimes they are silent, particularly down in the throat.”
When it comes to squamous carcinoma, the sooner it is detected and treated the better
the outcome for the patient. “If you’re an adult and you got a lump in your neck
you need to have it checked out. If you’re hoarse for more than three weeks that’s cancer until proven otherwise,” says Dr. Andrews.
He also says there are basically three treatment options for squamous carcinoma.
They are surgery, radiation therapy, chemo-therapy or a combination of the three.
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