Tom, might one other be well differentiated or poorly differentiated cells in the tumor?

I, like Jerry, am one of the few whose situation did not require radiation or chemo, and it made me VERY nervous. I even asked for it! My dr. said that I shouldn't need it, and that he didn't expect a recurrence with my type of surgery and with the generous margins he took, but that if I ever did have more cancer, either a recurrence or a new cancer, then I would still have a weapon to use.

So......so far, so good.

You can go to someplace on this site to see the governmental protocols for suggested treatments for all the different circumstances.

If you are at a good cancer center, you can relax and take their advice. You still need to be certain that you continue with good surveillance over the years.

XO


Colleen--T-2N0M0 SCC dx'd 12/28/05...Hemi-maxillectomy, partial palatectomy, neck dissection 1/4/06....clear margins, neg. nodes....no radiation, no chemo....Cancer-free at 4 years!