Hi Ben,
Getting back to your original question about statistics, have you seen this report?
http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2008/results_merged/sect_20_oral_cavity_pharynx.pdfI�m a numbers person and spend my time slicing and dicing them. I know some people should stay away from statistics, but I won�t condescendingly assume you are one of them.
Good luck with your treatments. I pray you have a full and fast recovery.