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Without knowing more and at least his Staging usually surgery alone is never enough. SCC is a very aggressive cancer and it claims appx 50% of it's victims and that's usually after the standard very aggressive Tx including surgery, radiation and chemo. Again sometimes only surgery is performed in Stage I's and they will sometimes hold back on the radiation if it recurres but it sounds like they have already recommended the radiation and chemo so IF THEY HAVE he really needs to go thru with it.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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