I just got back from seeing an oncologist and he explained a lot to me. He said this type of cancer does not wait 10 or 20 years to return. If it does return it will return in 9 to 12 months and be considered Stage 3 cancer. If I have the lymph nodes removed that the cancer would drain down into, then my chances of survival are much greater. he said that radiation and chemo are not the route of treatment for this cancer, and said my chances of survival if I do not do the surgery are 60% but if I do have the surgery, they are 80%. I have chosen to do the neck dissection......