Head and Neck Cance
"I heard good things about this drug for metastatic head and neck cancer (mine began in my tongue and has moved around my mouth and into my neck - I&#039;m a 30 year female with no risk factors), but had a severe allergic reaction during my first infusion. I felt a hot flash move from my midsection to my head, then everything started swelling, until finally my throat began to close. It was instantaneous. I only had about 10-20 cc&#039;s. Luckily, my nurse was prepared and flushed the line immediately and gave me meds to stop the reaction.  My doctor has already ordered panitumumab to replace it, "