Nancy, I'm in Hawaii and as a military retiree I go to Tripler Army Medical Center for treatment. I'm certainly no expert, but from what I've been told they are the best in the pacific for this sort of thing.
They picked this up during one of my normal monthly check ups (for the first year I'm seen on a monthly basis by ENT). The dr found a soft spot and had a biopsy taken....
I go in for PET/CT in the morning, they'll schedule me for surgery shortly after review all and coming up with a treatment plan.
Thanks for your response.
Barry

57 YO, Dx 10/08 with oral cancer, Surgery 11/08 followed by six weeks of RT treatment with the MASK.
Follow up on 10/15/09 found a soft spot, which turned out to be SCC. Don't know if I can receive more radiation or not since I've already received full dose.