Hi Bill, my father, 66 yr old, went through treatment for the second time. He had a asymptomatic nodal mass of 6 cm (just had occassional neck pain) and his treatment included Induction Chemotherapy (3 cycles), Surgery and Chemotherapy. He is still recovering from treatment and I hopeful that he will be alright in next couple of months.

After his first time, he also significantly changed his diet and lifestyle in hope that it never comes back again. Unfortunately, he had a recurrence. I feel that probably he was able to slow it down significantly but for not too long.


Father; 67 yrs; RIP: 2012/05/26

TX:SCC pT2N1M0G2;Glossectomy+SND+CCRT(59.3Gy+6xCis.)[2009]
TX:Nodal Mets; 3xDCF[2011/05/05]
TX: RND + PMMC Flap[2011/07/11]
DX:SCC PNI+ECE
TX:Re-RT 60Gy[2011/09/21]
TX:Gefitinib 250mg[2011/12/18]