Inquiry-looking for advice

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As my wife has been suffering from a cancer since August 2012, I want the comunity to make an advice about a possibility for her to be treated in the USA. Currently, she is a patient of the Ukrainian State Cancer Center in Kiev, Ukraine. Of cource, she will come to the US if you suppose it is possible. Since all the doctors she consulted with in Kiev are pretty well independed in what they are doing, below is a brief explanation of information I have about.
Current Diagnoses as on December 20. 2012: Oral Advanced Squamous-Cell Carcinoma. Stage 2.
Patient name: Maryna K. 36 years old. A US permanent resident, curently a Ukrainian citizen. Non-health insured in the US.
Has 2 kids 8 and 3 years old, both of them are the US citizens as well as me, her husband.
She started to suffer with some problem of the gum fistula evidence located on right side of her mouth in 2011. It was considered as the problem related to the #47 tooth's problem, so the #47 was extracted in the middle of December 2011 in Kiev, Ukraine as well as the tooth #17. It can be important to say that the tooth #48 (the wisdom one) was extracted about 4 years earlier with no consequences. As long as the upper jaw gum closed up completely in about 1 week, the lower one was not healed at all so that doctor recommended to take antibiotics. The course of antibiotics did not help a lot and in March 2012 they diagnosed a low jaw bone osteomyelitis. The doctor continued the antibiotic therapy followed by lab tests. In the middle of April 2012 the histological Lab test result showed up the benign tumor. Maryna had an appointment with another doctor for a second opinion, because many specialists referred him as one of the best experts in his field. The doctor assure Maryna that there was no tumor at all, because in his opinion the histological results were distorted by osteomyelitis' presence. For a followed few month they had been treated Maryna with various kind of antibiotics, but with no stable results. In the middle of June 2012 the sequester of low jaw bone was extracted. Maryna started to consult with a maxillofacial surgeon who is the head of maxillofacial surgery department of Ukrainian Military Academy located in the city of Kiev. After she underwent a range of tests, they decided to conduct a low jaw restoration with titanium plates bone reinforcement. The surgery was done at the middle of August 2012. Immediately after the surgery the bone and tissue fragments were sent for a histological lab test which clearly showed a Squamous-Cell Carcinoma presence. The tumor were located in the neck area right behind the location of jaw joint. Maryna conducted an appointment in Ukrainian State Cancer Center with their doctors. The doctor prescribed to her a radiation therapy. The 35 units of radiation therapy were done in August. As a result, Maryna had a radiation burn and as a result she experienced a lot of pain. In the middle of October 2012 the titanium plates installed earlier in the Ukrainian Military Academy were removed out of her mouth.
Because of osteomyelities' presence, the doctors from the Ukrainian State Cancer Center were considered that the radiation therapy is contraindicated in the case. So, the only chemotherapy was performed in the middle of December 2012.
The present Maryna's condition is really weak. She still experience a pain. Her low jaw bone still be a broken out. In view of these facts Maryna has a problem to feed herself so that she lost a lot of her body weight. In addition, she has two fistulas presence, one is located on her neck, another one on her cheek . So, as I suppose the treatment she gets is at least a non sufficient, so I'm looking for a way to transfer Maryna to the US - she is a US permanent resident - to try to help her to survive by all possible means.
Since Maryna is not insured, I can take the responsibilities for required treatment costs. Please advice. All the answers even pessimistic will be greatly appreciated. Thanks

[Londres70]

This is NO "genital cancer."  If your wife is NOT positive for the HPV virus, which can be a risk in regards to developing oral cancer, then DON'T worry about having yourself screened as being HPV positive is only ONE risk in regards to developing oral cancer not the ONLY cause.  

Wait and see what the University of Chicago tells you. You can also try contacting this facility if you get no where with UC.    

Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center
Northwestern University

Steven T. Rosen, M.D., FACP
Director

303 East Superior Street
Chicago, Illinois 60611
Main: [phone]
Appointments: 1-866-587-4322 (1-866-LURIE-CC)

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Thank you so much. I actually called to University of Chicago International office as well as sent them an explanation.The problem is that I've no answer yet, but it might be takes a few days to get their reply. Thanks again. I'll follow your advvice.

[Annie_777]

Hi, I'm so sorry to hear about your wife's diagnosis at a young age. Your questions probably can be better answered by contacting international patient office at major US cancer centers directly.  You can look up their phone numbers online.  Get a copy of your wife's medical records handy, and send them out to a few centers for a second opinion.  I'm not familiar with oral cancer, but in general, try MD Anderson, Mayo Clinic, MSKCC to start with.  Also, have you checked yourself for high risk HPV? Given your wife's diagnosis, if I were you, I'd go to my doctor to make sure that I don't have genital cancer myself.  Take care & good luck!