Welcome to OCF! Im glad you found our site! We will help you with info and support.

Here is some info from the main OCF site to read. It will explain in detail all about how OC is treated and more detailed info about chemo. When chemo is used in conjunction to radiation treatments it helps the radiation work better, boosting its effectiveness (if I remember correctly) by about 10%.

Treatment (from main OCF site)

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Christine
SCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44
2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07
-65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr
Clear PET 1/08
4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I
surg 4/16/08 clr marg
215 HBO dives
3/09 teeth out, trismus
7/2/09 recur, Stg IV
8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy
3wks medicly inducd coma
2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit
PICC line IV antibx 8 mo
10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg
OC 3x in 3 years
very happy to be alive smile