Thanks Marica. All of this is difficult for me to understand, but I know that he has SCC at the base of his tongue and the cancer has spread to 2 of his lymph nodes on the right side. They are doing the chemo for the first 3 weeks and then possibly surgery if the tumor is reduced in size or an additional round of chemo with radiation daily. I guess we feel so helpless not know what the results will be after the first round of chemo. Additionally, I did mentione to him about the PEG since he is already having difficulty eating and he was curious as to how long others went without eating or if the PEG was really necessary.