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Diagnosed With Cancer. It Is Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Lymphoma. Have Cancer In Head, Neck. Time To Heal?

I was diagnosed with cancer cells in my right neck lymph node. it is a metastatic squamous cell carcinoma, is this also know as lymphoma. This is my forth time having cancer in the head and neck. I had a radical neck disection in 2003 and in 2010 had chemo and radiation for another cancer in nasial pharnex. My cancer Dr says I will need to cancer removed and have chemo and radiation again. What and how long are my survival chances
Thu, 5 Sep 2013
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cancer cells in your right neck lymph nodes indicate that you have squamous cell carcinoma somewhere in head and neck region and they have reached your lymph nodes via lymphatic channels.In your case it seems to be recurrence of cancer arising in nasopharynx.
Lymphoma is different from squamous cell carcinoma,its the tumour arising in lymph node itself.
As your doctor suggests you will need that treatment again.
survival chances depend on tumour grade and stage.
Hope this information will be useful to you!
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Diagnosed With Cancer. It Is Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Lymphoma. Have Cancer In Head, Neck. Time To Heal?

Hi! WELCOME TO HCM! cancer cells in your right neck lymph nodes indicate that you have squamous cell carcinoma somewhere in head and neck region and they have reached your lymph nodes via lymphatic channels.In your case it seems to be recurrence of cancer arising in nasopharynx. Lymphoma is different from squamous cell carcinoma,its the tumour arising in lymph node itself. As your doctor suggests you will need that treatment again. survival chances depend on tumour grade and stage. Hope this information will be useful to you! TAKE CARE!