Sarah,

I'm skeptical about the comment that there "wasn't time" to go to Dana Farber. (Full disclosure point: I DID go there, albeit a good many years ago.) As Leslie said, they are accustomed to dealing with the urgency of cancer diagnoses, and I have to believe that someone there could review her test results in a very timely fashion.

You didn't mention the type of facility where she is being treated -- it could make a difference whether she is at a smaller community hospital vs. a major hospital with a significant cancer focus. Having read the stories of MANY patients on this site, I've become convinced of the importance of getting to an experienced head and neck cancer team at a major cancer center as soon as possible in order to develop a solid treatment plan.

Cathy