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Have Nasopharyngeal Cancer, Squamous Cells Poorly Differentiated With Basaloid Features. Will Radiation Be Sufficient?

I have stage 1 nasophryngeal cancer, diagnosed 9/11. Squamous cell poorly differiantiated with basaloid features. It is my unserstanding that Radiation alone is often considered enough. The Rads Doc plans 33 weeks @ 200 for a total of 6600. The Chemo doc talked 10mg/m2 but I can read the RX, he ordered 30.1mg/m2. I m feeling hustled and possibly overmedicated. He said the chemo was to soften up any remaining cells so the Rads Doc could use less, but 200 is a medium dose, not small..
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Stage 1 nasopharyngeal cancer , is early to diagnose and ur fortunate and already started treatment is good for u . As doctor adviced radiotheraphy and chemotheraphy is the ideal treatment and its responds good and is equivalent or even better then surgery . As i tell u no drug is overdose in cancer it seems lie that but it never causes toxicity . Hope u complete the treatment course and get treated or completely cured . Get well soon
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Have Nasopharyngeal Cancer, Squamous Cells Poorly Differentiated With Basaloid Features. Will Radiation Be Sufficient?

Hello , Stage 1 nasopharyngeal cancer , is early to diagnose and ur fortunate and already started treatment is good for u . As doctor adviced radiotheraphy and chemotheraphy is the ideal treatment and its responds good and is equivalent or even better then surgery . As i tell u no drug is overdose in cancer it seems lie that but it never causes toxicity . Hope u complete the treatment course and get treated or completely cured . Get well soon