Head and neck cancer conference

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325131 tn?1227184781 Have you heard of Atlantoaxial Instability ? When a child who has trisomy 21 wants to enter the Special Olympics they usually must get (or always) the neck x-ray to be sure they don't have this condition. D had the x-ray as an infant and nothing was a concern. Probally the tech wasn't really qualified to read it. But D does have this problem.
415684 tn?1257329318 PoLi is also showing promise in the treatment of other cancers, including head and neck. In addition, the company is developing an injectable gel-based formulation that could be administered directly to tumor sites without any surgery.
167426 tn?1254086235 The mission of the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance and its annual conference is to bring together ovarian cancer survivors, families, and caregivers. The conference is the longest-running and largest gathering of the ovarian cancer community in the nation. Sessions held during this year’s conference include updates on research, extending remission, a clinical trials forum showcasing current trials, and exploration of issues from healthcare practice to advocacy.
Avatar f tn Hello, I am 30 and have scholiosis. Within the past few months I have had weird feelings in my head, especailly sometimes when my head is in a certain position. Sometimes with this weird head feeling my face will become flush and have ringing in my ears. Also when this occurs I sometimes have to grab onto whatever I am next to, almost like I am going to pass out. I have neck instabily and curvature of the spine in my neck.
Avatar f tn Started off as a knot on the back of my head right where necks start on the bottom of head.. then I noticed I had a tiny knot in my neck. Did some research and cancer started to pop up on the Internet.. I freaked out and anxiety went into overdrive.. doctor examined me and thought it was due to allergies.. got cat scan and the side with knot the lymph nodes and glands was bigger but they said they didn’t see anything wrong ..
Avatar n tn Starts in my neck, goes up straight to the top of my head. Sometimes my neck hurts so bad I just want to scream. I got an MRI a couple of weeks ago, and the report said something about an arachnoid cyst between my C-2 and C-3 vertebrae. It's about 1-1/2 inches long?? I think. I am going to a neurologist next week, but I'm scared to death. I don't understand most of the report and I don't have it with me, but I'm really scared.
621386 tn?1221532483 I wish you the best of luck and go get a head and neck cancer specialist to check you out completlyl! I would demand it we even had to travel out of our area to a cancer treatment center.
Avatar n tn Thing is, my mom came from a long line of middle-European Jewish women, 4 generations of whom had breast cancer. I still tested negative. Then I got breast cancer, uterine cancer and ovarian cancer. If I'd tested positive for any of the known genetic mutations, I'd have *run* to the hospital and demanded a hysterectomy! Absolutely without hesitation! So, good luck to you. Keep us informed, OK?
Avatar m tn I am a college student, 21 years old, an athlete/scholarship football player (And yes yes before you ask I have had 2 MRIs and 2 CT scans on my head and neck to see if it is related to football-IT IS NOT, as well as 2-3 months of therapy on my head and neck muscles for stingers to see if that is what it is as well). I am ready to have this problem diagnosed and move on to get with my life.
Avatar n tn I have a hard, non-tender lump on the right side of the back of my head down towards my neck. I noticed it in undergrad (4 years ago) and they took blood work. The NP said that my white count (i think) was slightly elevated, and that i probably had a virus lingering around, which would explain the swollen lymph node on the back of my head. It has never gone away. It has been there at least 4 years now. I have lately been SUPER fatigued.
Avatar m tn Whereas in the past, the “face” of head and neck cancer was a man in his 60s with a history of heavy smoking and alcohol consumption, the men diagnosed with HPV oropharyngeal cancer do not smoke heavily and may still be in their 50s or younger, although older men are also affected. Dr. Wirth explains that HPV cancers show a specific pattern as to where they arise.
Avatar n tn The general term used for babies who can not hold their head up well is head lag. At birth, all babies have head lag. Some control over head movement is reached by 8 weeks so that head lag lessens. By the age of 4-6 months, most babies should be able to hold their head up when pulled by their arms to a seated position. However, there is of course some variation between infants, and some may hold their head up earlier and some a little later.
Avatar f tn Hi all, Has anyone ever heard of breast cancer (IBC or other) spreading up the neck to cause neck, ear, and head pain on that side? I have a swollen axillary node and pain in my breast and up my neck to my ear and head and nobody can figure it out, even breast specialists. Does this sound famiiar to anyone? Thanks so much for any info.
Avatar f tn I was prescribed anti-depressents which calmed me but the headaches continued. I was then sent for a MRI head and neck scan without dye which came back clear. I have also had a ct scan of bowel and several other tests which again have been ok. I am now feeling sick but my GP will not send me for any more tests. I have a fear of cancer after being diagnosed with ovarian cancer ten years ago which turned out to be a complete mistake.
Avatar n tn Lymph nodes enlarge when there is an infection. The head and neck area have an extensive network of lymph nodes. These lymph nodes function like a filter, and thus increase in size in the presence of infection to filter out organisms. Even with treatment, some lymph nodes remain enlarged. A recurrent infection would further increase the size of the lymph node. However, there are other conditions that can present with lymph node enlargement. Head and neck malignancy is an example.
Avatar f tn You raise a great question, but the jury is still out on this issue. The effects of cellphone radiation on head and neck tumors has not been shown but also not been extensively studied." to my follow up question re 'can we test for this' and could there be a relation to the head jerking, he said: "There's no way to test for this, and I certainly don't think it has any relation to your head jerking." how would you feel?
176401 tn?1339369307 I tell my patients that more and more women are living longer with ovarian cancer today than in decades past thanks to the latest treatments. Chemotherapy drugs include cisplatin (Platinol), carboplatin (Paraplatin) and paclitaxel (Taxol). In particular, doctors have found that combining carboplatin and paclitaxel helps shrink tumor size in the majority of women with newly diagnosed ovarian cancer.
1179456 tn?1263926811 It is used to treat many cancers and other medical conditions. It is used for leukemias, lymphomas, breast cancer, lung cancer, head and neck cancers, and other cancers. This medicine also works on the immune system and is commonly used to treat psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis. If used for arthritis or psoriasis, the drug is only given once a week. so u have u r answer.. i hope...
Avatar m tn Hello im 18 and I have been having mysterious aches and pains , i have alot of blood test ? if it was cancer wouldnt they have picked it up by now , or seen something was off and wrong ... and its fusterating when people dont beilieve you when you say something wrong ya know . I dont know what to do , I ran HIV test on me all other STDs and nothing i dont know whats wrong im starting to think its in my head like people are telling me . but could it be cancer ..
519156 tn?1265181787 Those same parents and groups say the news showing a link between the virus and lung cancer, which means it could affect not only their daughters but also their sons, does not change their opposition to the drug. At a conference this week in Geneva, Dr. Arash Rezazadeh from the University of Louisville presented the findings of the study, which found HPV in six out of 23 lung cancer samples.
Avatar f tn t go away.. so I started to get a lil worried and started checking my neck and head for knots about a 3-4 days later I notice a knot in my neck so I mad a doctor's appointment. The doctor told me she thinks it's a knotted muscle and just give if a few weeks, she went on to ask questions if I been bitten or pulled a muscle I told her I don't think so.. so I let a week go by and the knot stil didn't go away ..
Avatar m tn It is very possible these additional unknown factors—“either genetic or environmental”—are also responsible for head and neck cancers. The fact remains that cervical cancer is low in the United States and so are head and neck cancers related to HPV. Even the HPV test in the US has a problem with sensitivity making it not accurate, especially in women under 30. Most physicians that I know do not post opinion pieces to scare people and actually in practice they are supportive of their patients.
Avatar f tn I have numerous nodulars and a Goiter. Have had them for years. Have a ultrasound every year to watch. The last one I just had showed a change of size and shape. I had roentgen therapy in 1950 at the age of 2 1/2 after tonsils and adnoids removed.
Avatar n tn I found what I believe is a lump on the top part of my breast. The only time that I feel it is when my arm is behind my head. It's sore when I push on it. It's not a round lump. I am thinking it's nothing because I can only feel it when my arm is behind my head. Could this be cancer and should I get it checked out?
Avatar f tn My boyfriend has just undergone chemotherapy and radiotherapy for head and neck cancer .... he has had tonsils removed, lymph glands removed and still has the sore throat when swallowing , a feeling s if there is something at the back of the throat . A few weeks ago he had a camera up the nose and down the throat and found to have a lesion on the vocal cord ...he's waiting to go have another biopsie on this , do you think this could be another case of cancer ?
Avatar n tn Oral HPV has no preference oral or vaginal, its equally satisfied to live in either place, it loves mucosa. Testing every biopsy and reporting HPV positive or negative head and neck cancers is now standard requirement teachings hospitals, but its still relatively new. I work in a giant teaching hospital in pathology. 90% of all base of tongue and tonsil cancer are hpv. we are finding up to half of all oropharyngeal, hypopharyngeal, nasopharyngeal cancers are hpv related.
Avatar m tn But steroids didnt clear it up. Its still happening!! Ive got swollen lymph nodes in neck and groin, had ultrasound and it showed swollen lymph nodes but not large enough to worry about. that was 4 weeks ago and theyve not got bigger but theyve got harder. not painful and i can move them about but im dead worried ive got lymphoma cancer. Ive had loads of blood tests and all normal....but would lymphoma really show up in blood tests?