Brian,

Great description of the landscape of the small pads of expertise amongst the quagmire of the mass of informed and unqualified.

Your post struck a cord in that it was random dumb luck that I found a highly qualified specialist who both my wife and I have unflinching and unwavering trust in all things oral cancer.

He is a head and neck surgeon and was selected to the fellowship program at MSKCC. So very fortunate to have someone so qualified and received specialist training in a world class institution.

We changed insurance recently and had to go around a few times to ensure our access to his network. No plans to switch, EVER.

Don


Don
Male, 57 - Great health except C
Dec '12
DX: BOT SCC T2N2bMx, Stage 4a, HPV+, multiple nodes
1 tooth out
Jan '13
2nd tooth out
Tumor Board -induction TPF (3 cycles), seq CRT
4-6/2013
CRT 70gr 2x35, weekly carbo150
ended 5/29,6/4
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