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Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 624 | Amy --
If you husband is being treated at Hopkins then post-treatment they will do a number of thorough exams (including PET/CT scan) and determine if he has what is termed a "complete clinical response" (cCR) -- that is, the treatment appears to be successful with no residual cancer found. At that point you may well get conflicting recommendations about the ND (we did) -- the ENT being in favor and the MO and ROs much less so. Many patients decline further surgery at this point, and I get the strong impression that this percentage is increasing.
If the post-treatment exams/scans indicate residual cancer then it would be a different story.
Gail
CG to husband Barry, dx. 7/21/05, age 66, SCC rgt. tonsil, BOT, 2 nodes (stg. IV), HPV+, tonsillectomy, 7x carboplatin, 35x tomoTherapy IMRT w/ Ethyol @ Johns Hopkins, thru treatment 9/28/05, HPV vaccine trial 12/06-present. Looking good!
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