PS. I too was encouraged to go to a BIG Cancer Center like MD Anderson. After seeing a local MO, my RO and getting 2nd and 3rd opinions from Vanderbilt and UAB, I elected to do my radiation locally b/c they have the latest IMRT and that was all I needed. No Chemo or surgery. If I had staged higher than T1, I probably would have gone somewhere else especially if I had needed surgery, chemo or any lymph involvement. I have already said if it comes back. I am jumping a plane if I require anything extensive. I have been told that b/c I quit the smokes, I have a very high probability of beating this for good. It sounds like you caught yours very early also which is a real biggy.


58 yrs Female
Vocal cord cancer T1NOMO
DX 3/05/10
Started TX 3/18/10 with IMRT 39 total treatments
Smoker- quit at DX No PEG