 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | You are correct to be concerned and yes you should push to get the process started promptly. This cancer has proven to be very aggressive and like all cancers the sooner it can be treated the better chances of positive outcomes.
I see you are in Tx. You need to call MD Anderson ASAP (even try them today?) and get him evaluated by their team. Unfortunately this is a life changer and you want the best possible outcome and your best chance on average is to be treated by a comprehensive cancer center, like MDA, where all the specialists he will need are under the same umbrella.
If he is a tobacco user he needs to stop NOW.
We have many registered members that have had the exact Tx he will most likely have which is a combination of surgery first, then concurrent radiation and chemo and they will be extremely helpful to the both of you. I only had to have the radiation/chemo so I will be helpful when that time comes.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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