Rob,

You certainly have taken an analytical approach to this problem and if you where trying to diagnose and treat a problem that was not so deadly in nature I would probably agree with you.

For me this is not a question of probabilities one way or the other where the outcome can result in an unpleasant result. This is a case where worst-case scenario is death. If you make the wrong bet, you might just pay with your life. I would approach this question as one in which I was trying to avoid the worst case outcome.

Kelly


Kelly
Male
48, SCC (Soft Palet) Rt.,
Stage 1, T3n0m0,
Dx, 8-09, Start IMRT 35 9-2-09 end 10-21-09
04-20-10 NED
8-11 recurrence, node rt. neck N2b
10-11 33 IMRT w/chemo wkly
3-12-12 PET - residual cancer
4-12 5 treatments with Cyberknife & Erbitux
6-19-12 Pet scan CLEAR
12-3-12 PET - CLEAR