Hello Amelia
Our choice was to get Radiation and Chemo first. Luckily enough that seemed to do the trick, the reasoning we used was the dissection could always be a second option. As you can see it worked for us , Pete had a stage IV bsae of tongue.
Whatever your choice we pray for the best possible outcome for your sister and your family.
Marica


Caregiver to husband Pete, Dx 4/03 SCC Base of Tongue Stage IV. Chemo /Rad no surgery. Treatment finished 8/03. Doing great!