Welcome to OCF. You will find so much info on the forum along with caring current and former patients and their caregivers. There is also the main pages of OCF that has a search engine.

Most of the general public does not know very much about oral cancer. Even in your profession Im sure you havent come across very many oral cancer patients.

Under the tab 'New Posters Read This First" there is a guide that every person on here should read. It tells you so much about oral cancer including the first doctor appointments. It has posts that are from OCF members as well. This is the best info you can get, its right from patients and their caregivers mouths.

http://www.oralcancerfoundation.org/board_images/GTI_draft.pdf

Christine
SCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44
2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07
-65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr
Clear PET 1/08
4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I
surg 4/16/08 clr marg
215 HBO dives
3/09 teeth out, trismus
7/2/09 recur, Stg IV
8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy
3wks medicly inducd coma
2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit
PICC line IV antibx 8 mo
10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg
OC 3x in 3 years
very happy to be alive smile