 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,019 | The RO is the one at the treating hospital. And you will have (and will want!) to meet with that RO too if you end up deciding to have radiation. They will be the ones doing the mapping and fitting your mask, etc. They may talk directly with the RO from the CCC beforehand, but they'll be doing the nitty-gritty details of teh treatment.
Since that is the case, ***ask the local RO how many oral cancer patients s/he treats every year*** because the RO's expertise in programming the IMRT radaition makes a big difference.
Nelie
SCC(T2N0M0) part.glossectomy & neck dissect 2/9/05 & 2/25/05.33 IMRT(66 Gy),2 Cisplatin ended 06/03/05.Stage I breast cancer treated 2/05-11/05.Surgery to remove esophageal stricture 07/06, still having dilatations to keep esophagus open.Dysphagia. "When you're going through hell, keep going"
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