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28 Years After My Cancer Diagnosis

I am grateful to have the opportunity to follow up on the article written for SPOHNC twenty-five years ago. The article documented my successful treatment of squamous cell carcinoma, base of my tongue, with metastasis to my neck. At that time, patients received a...

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Gene Therapy Research

Dr. Brian Butler, Dr. Ben Teh and Paul Nissin, these are my friends. They saved my life. They continue to forge ahead with Research and Development. I support their work and am proud to help them.

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Methodist Hospital

https://youtu.be/srmLxPr0zQk Methodist Hospital Radiation Department was one of the pioneers in IMRT therapy. None better - results say it all. Methodist Hospital Foundation

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Support

Support

Through my entire recovery period Support for People with Oral Head and Neck Cancer has been with me. Nancy Leupold (President) is one of us. She has been an Angel to me and she can be one for you. Her Newsletters discuss the cutting edge of technology in Head and...

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Base of Tongue Cancer Support

Base of Tongue Cancer Support

Douglas Simms would like to offer his base of tongue cancer support to anyone diagnosed. Your life is not over. You are not alone. Whether you have cancer or are a caregiver, family member or friend of someone who has been diagnosed, The Simms Foundation offers base...

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My Cancer Story

It began the summer of 1996 with an intermittent swelling on the right side of my neck. My Las Vegas internist suspected an infection and began a course of unsuccessful antibiotics. The next step was an MRI. The pictures showed a soft tissue mass in my neck, possibly...

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