All - Thanks so much for your quick responses. I did smoke for approximately twelve years (light smoker, about a pack per week) and quit thirteen years ago. The surgery went well and I'm thankful that there were ample clear margins around the growth. Right now the doctors feel comfortable not proceeding with a neck dissection until the radiation and chemo treatments are completed. The neck dissection will only be needed if the chemo and radiation treatments aren't successful. I was hopeful that a chemo only treatment might be possible because it seems the least invasive of the three (neck dissection, radiation and chemo). The doctors seem pretty set on the radiation in conjunction with chemo. The chemo drug that will be used is Erbitux. Has anyone had experience this drug? Again, my thanks for your quick responses. I really appreciate you sharing your experiences. It helps a lot.