Emily,

Get her to a CCC (Comprehensive Cancer Center) ASAP. A multi-disciplinary tumor board of cancer specialists must evaluate her.

It looks like she has not received any chemo or radiation therapy. I would assume she would have gotten advice on these options from the beginning. Surgery is not the only answer.



Kelly
Male
48, SCC (Soft Palet) Rt.,
Stage 1, T3n0m0,
Dx, 8-09, Start IMRT 35 9-2-09 end 10-21-09
04-20-10 NED
8-11 recurrence, node rt. neck N2b
10-11 33 IMRT w/chemo wkly
3-12-12 PET - residual cancer
4-12 5 treatments with Cyberknife & Erbitux
6-19-12 Pet scan CLEAR
12-3-12 PET - CLEAR