Hello Suemarie. What a load you all have to deal with. You have come to the right place for support among people who will understand like no others. Did your husband have CT scan before treatment started? Just wondered when the lung mets was discovered? I have heard some positive things about the erbatux chemo in arresting the disease, although I understand it is not a cure. I send you strength and courage to face the days ahead, try to stay positive. Ask for help as you need it.


Caregiver to husband Dx. Stage 4 SCC of gingiva with 3 nodes pos. Partial mandiblectomy with bone graft from iliac crest Dec. 2006. IMRT x30, Cisplatin x3. Completed Tx. March 15, 2007. Osteonecrosis & removal of graft & plate Oct. 2007. Recurrence of SCC Dec. 2007. Deceased Jan. 17, 2008.