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3 time malignancy. Doc says no treatment
My dad got caught with cancer in the bucal mucosa in 2012. For which the doctors did 3cycles chemotherapy, Surgery followed by Radiation. He again got caught with malignancy in Nov 2016, now in the left side of the tongue, for which the doctors did 3 cycles of chemotherapy, due to which the size of cancer got reduced and was removed through Surgery by cutting the part of the infected tongue. Now he again got caught on the right floor of mouth. It says poorly differentiated squamouscellcarcinoma.
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Dr. Anita Malik
Oncologist
18 yrs exp
Delhi
Kindly consult with full details.
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Dr. Rajshekhar C Jaka
Surgical Oncologist
23 yrs exp
Bangalore
First need to know extent of local growth and metastasis. It’s clinical evaluation followed by CT/MRI. If small in size n no spread, needs surgery. If big in size, need chemotherapy first & then surgery. If there is spread to lungs or other organs, only chemotherapy
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