These cancers in the head and neck area are very treatable IF they are detected and dealt with earlier -- Otherwise, they are very deadly.

So what's important here is not the money but finding out what you have as quickly as possible!!!

As you can see, there are many alternatives to getting the money, depending on where you live. At the very worst case, you work out a payment plan with the hospital that goes on for a looooong period of time (You make small token payments and eventually they just write it off).


Age 67 1/2
Ventral Tongue SCC T2N0M0G1 10/05
Anterior Tongue SCC T2N0M0G2 6/08
Base of Tongue SCC T2N0M0G2 12/08
Three partial glossectomy (10/05,11/05,6/08), PEG, 37 XRT 66.6 Gy 1/06
Neck dissection, trach, PEG & forearm free flap (6/08)
Total glossectomy, trach, PEG & thigh free flap (12/08)
On August 21, 2010 at 9:20 am, Pete went off to play with the ratties in the sky.