No that doesn't bother me. It's the using Cisplatin only, not in combinat ion 5-Fu. He told me there were no definitive studies showing one is better than the other. But my reading on the interent says "most" show increased survival time.

I feel I only have one shot at this. I'm worried that I'm getting a "standard" protocal rather than a "personal" treatment regimen. This is not HPV where chances of survival is greater, this is unfortunately a smoker's tumor.



Sandy 56, BOT SCC Biopsy 1/21/09 Stage 3, T3NXM0.
Finished 3 cycle induction chemotherapy 4/7/09. (Chisplatin, 5-fu and Texotere). Re-staged 4/20/09,(very successful.) Will start Carboplatin/radiation 2 Gy/5 days/7 weeks (Tomotherapy) starting May 4th. Finished 6/22/09.
OCF member/supporter