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Conditions & Treatment Options |
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| Squamous Cell Carcinoma |
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| Symptoms |
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CATS: Lesions. Swelling of ear, lips, nose, tongue or eyelids. Halitosis. |
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| Likely Location / Spread |
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CATS: Locally aggressive, but slow to spread. |
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| Treatment Options | |
CATS: Surgical removal of small mass, combination therapy of large mass works best. |
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| Treatment Side Effects |
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CATS: Various based upon how the cancer is being treated. |
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| Treatment Duration | |
CATS: If radiation: 1 time a week for 4 weeks. Chemotherapy: 1 time a week to 1 time every 3 weeks, depending upon protocol. |
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| Likely Outcome | |
CATS: With small lesions prognosis is good; with large lesions prognosis is poor. |
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