I had conflicting advice from my team of docs (H&N surgeon said no chemo, rad onco said whatever, med onco said chemo), a bunch of 2nd opinions from oncologists and H&N surgeons were 4:3 against chemo, and that included docs at my own hospital, Sloan Kettering, Moffitt, and Dana Farber (sometimes it's confusing to have friends who are doctors! smile ), and there was neither trend nor consensus. So I went with chemo just so that I wouldn't look back wishing I had done more.

Last edited by Jenka; 07-24-2009 01:56 AM.
38 yo@dx, female, non-smoker, non-drinker, SCC right lateral tongue. T2N2aMx stage IVa; 1/20/09 bilateral neck dissection, hemiglossectomy, micromets in 2 right nodes, left all clear. 33xIMRT + 3 cisplatins. Tx completed 5/08/09. PET scan 7/29/09 clear, 5/26/10 clear, chest x-ray 5/23/11 clear