 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | Hi Collie,
welcome to the forum,
I can't add much more to what Mark already told you. but I too am a right tonsil cancer survivor (and I kept all of my teeth) I never had the tonsillectomy as the radiation simply melted them into oblivion. ENT's like to cut and second opinions are always a good idea. Just be careful that you don't "doctor shop" for the answer you want to hear. I would look for an opinion from a comprehensive cancer center. There are a list of them on the resources page section of the OCF site.
Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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