18 years old.....very young to be dealing with this. At such a young age, I would also be concerned of how he deels with this, as the treatment will really turn around his social life.

My husband was just diagnosed and we've been examining all of our options. The one thing that is becoming more common is not to perform surgery as the first option. Let the XRT and chemo do its work first. This is what we are proceeding with after prayer, long discussions and research.

Keep us posted.