Sounds like a lot of us will be having our yearly checks in April. Mine is April 16th, annual chest x-ray and Labs, and also a biopsy of the previous site of my cancer as this is part of the clinical trial protocol. This will also be the end of the active part of the clinical trail, and both my oncologist and surgeon tell me that reaching the 2 year milestone with no recurrence is a very positive thing... I also graduate to F/U every 6 mnths at MD Anderson, which makes me a little nervous...I liked being check every 3 months while I was on the trial...


Ginny M. SCC of Left lateral tongue Dx 04/06,Surgery MDACC 05/11/06: Partial glossectomy with selective neck dissection. T1N0M0 - no radiation. Phase III clinical trial ("EPOC" trial)04/07 thru 04/08 because tests showed a 65% chance of recurrence. 10 Year Survivor!