[quote=notself]Can you please explain your description of your cancer ratings? What is Cisplatin, PEG, trismus, HBO, ND, RT?[/quote]
Welcome to OCF. You can find many of the abbreviations explained in this thread.

By "your description of your cancer ratings," I assume you mean staging -- information is here. Cisplatin is a chemo drug that is used to enhance the effectiveness of radiation -- more info here. Trismus refers to the inability to fully open the mouth, a possible side effect (due to scar tissue) of surgery or radiation -- a further description is here.

The main part of the OCF site contains many pages of information that will help you understand what's going on with your brother. You can access its search engine by going to the gold Search link at the bottom of each forum page; a link is also in the left rail of the main site.

The Search box at the upper right of each forum page searches the message boards only. They also are full of information from people who have been there and done that.

Keep asking questions, and keep coming back. (I'll leave your questions about the PEG -- percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy -- tube, or stomach tube, to the folks who have used them.)


Leslie

April 2006: Husband dx by dentist with leukoplakia on tongue. Oral surgeon's biopsy 4/28/06: Moderate dysplasia; pathology report warned of possible "skip effect." ENT's excisional biopsy (got it all) 5/31/06: SCC in situ/small bit superficially invasive. Early detection saves lives.