Husband diagnosed 12/19/08 with SCC BOT T4N2cM0. Met with treatment team today. Treatment plan is radiation and chemo as soon as teeth extracted. We were told if we traveled to major city treatment would be 6 1/2 weeks, first 18 treatments once per day, after that treatments would be twice a day. they want to pursue aggressively. Alternative is to receive treatment in our hometown but likely the treatments would be 8 weeks with 1 treatment daily. Anyone know the pros or cons of this? Our initial reaction is to go to major city as it sounds like more aggressive treatment.


CG to H with SCC BOT T4N2cM0 dx 12/19/08, teeth removed pre-tx; Erbitux & RT-done 3/12/09, PEG 2/9/09-7/14/09; ND 6/16. Pet 6/12-no mets except lymph node in neck removed on 6/16. Chyle leak,2nd surg to repair. Dilate esophagus 4/15/10. Clear PET 12/17/10