Dear Mrs Helen,
Your husband has advanced cancer, involving several organs of the head and neck, as well as the scapula.
In advanced squamous cell cancers of the head and neck region (SCCHN), the approach is palliative (symptom relief). Radiation therapy, either alone, or along with chemotherapy (chemo-radiation) may help Carl.
It may not really alter the treatment plan even if a primary is located. One variant subtypes of SCCHN is called nasopharyngeal carcinoma, and it has a good response to chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
Please consult your doctors and other family members to arrive at a treatment plan.
I wish you good luck and strength.
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