Hi all - I'm fairly new here and trying to catch up on all the posts. My sister Cathy underwent surgery mid March for tongue cancer - partial glossectomy and neck dissection. Then a recurrance os surgery side in her neck just after radiation treatment started May 13th. She is continuing treatment which the doctor is extending now with the recurrence.

My question with this type of cancer is this; what does cured mean? Is that the elusive 5 year mark? What about remission - can this type of cancer go into remission? What about controlled - is that the same as remission? It's all so confusing.