A friend of a friend was told they would need 30 rad treatments for basal cell on his cheek. They were asking me what to expect but I'm guessing it would be lower dose than my experience since it is close to the surface. Anyone have experience with this?


Dx March 2011 via FNA (49 yrs old)
SCC BoT
HPV+ exact strain unknown
Stage IVa T3N2cM0
Cisplatin x 3, IMRT x 40 (7267 cGy)
One node removed post-treatment (rad dmg)
Clean PET 10/28/11
Swallow therapy