Undergoing proton therapy for olfactory neuroblastoma during the COVID-19 pandemic
After a series of nosebleeds in 2005, I was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer called olfactory neuroblastoma. I had surgery to remove the skull base tumor in my sinus cavity, followed by radiation therapy. I was then cancer-free for almost 15 years.
But in September 2019, I discovered a lump on the side of my neck. The cancer had returned and spread to my lymph nodes.
An MRI confirmed that the tumor had returned...