Tonya,
I just wanted to add to what Mark said that his treatment protocol sounded like a curative plan to me, not palliative. He was blessed to be able to have treatment at the top rated comprehensive cancer center in the world - that would make his odds very good.


Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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