I just found out last week my brother has cancer in the neck, tonsil area and back of the mouth. The doctor said it was from years of heavy drinking and smoking. He lives 500 miles south of me and I have been trying to be there for all his appointments. I will be going back next Wednesday because Thursday the Doctor is going to give him the results from a biopsie and catscan of chest (Already had one of head and neck). I don't know what to expect or what he will be going through or how painful this type of cancer is? His neck has swelled up and is applying pressure on his eardrum. The doctor said that this has been growing for 10 to 15 years and a couple of months before keymo isn't going to matter much.. He wrote him a scrip for pain, set up an appt. to a cancer doctor and scheduled a catscan for his chest. The doctor said with treatment he has a 40% chance to live 4 or 5 years and that the cancer probably won't be the cuase of his passing that something else will shut down. I don't know what to do, expect? He has no money, no insurance and pretty much has been a street person for the last 25 years. I tried looking up his SSN and it is nolonger on file. Can someone please tell me what to do?