 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 2,152 | David,
It was this statement that I was questioning:
'In fact I haven't heard of any that I remember starting with Carbo period but I'm sure there are some.'
While we do recommend second and third opinions all the time, I didn't read your post that way. It sounded more like you were stating that this doctor was all wrong and he had to have Cisplatin because of the tobacco connection.
My cancer was tobacco related and I didn't even have chemo. They didn't feel that the 5% improvement I might get warranted the side effects. I have no clue what cocktail they were using back in 1997. Obviously the improvment is much better these days and they would probably recommend chemo.
I'm sorry if I offended you but it sounded like you were making a statment that were not true.
Take care,
Eileen
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Aug 1997 unknown primary, Stage III
mets to 1 lymph node in neck; rt ND, 36 XRT rad
Aug 2001 tiny tumor on larynx, Stage I total laryngectomy; left ND
June 5, 2010 dx early stage breast cancer
June 9, 2011 SCC 1.5 cm hypo pharynx, 70% P-16 positive, no mets, Stage I
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