RHOC’s Simon Barney Has Stage 3 Throat Cancer—Here Are the Symptoms to Know
Barney’s doctors discovered that the cancer had spread into his throat, tonsils, and lymph nodes. Because the disease was too widespread for surgery, his doctors recommended that he undergo chemotherapy and radiation.Barney kept the news from his coworkers and friends until January, when he started treatment, and he told his family before that. “He told me the news and we both literally started crying. I just couldn’t believe it,” his ex-wife andsaid.
While treatment has been difficult, Barney is hopeful. “Doctors have said I’m doing really well so far. They look at me and they go, ‘Man, you don’t look like you’re going through chemo.’ So that’s good, the prognosis is good,” he said.Throat cancer is a type of head and neck cancer and it can have different names, depending on which part of the throat is impacted, according to the. Those parts include the oropharynx, hypopharynx, nasopharynx, and larynx, or voice box.
Stage 3 throat cancer means that “the cancer is more advanced in the head and neck area but has not spread outside of the head and neck,” explainsThese are the main symptoms of throat cancer, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine:Trouble swallowing
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