Dawn's story

Dawn shares her story of being diagnosed with unknown carcinoma in her left sublingual gland

Dawn was diagnosed in 2014.  She underwent surgery and free flap reconstruction for an unknown carcinoma in her left sublingual gland.

She shares her experience of surgery and then radiotherapy. 

Dawn describes her experience with radiotherapy, how her mask made her look 'a bit like Tutankhamun', the side effects of the treatment and how she dealt with them.