You should not let geography limit your dad's treatment options, though there may be other reasons (insurance, finances associated with travel, etc.) that restrict your choices. If that's the case, where in NJ are you?

If you are in South Jersey, several OCF members have been treated at Fox Chase Cancer Center and the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, both in Philadelphia and both well-regarded comprehensive cancer centers. Memorial Sloan-Kettering has an office in North Jersey, though surgeries are still done at the main hospital in NYC.


Leslie

April 2006: Husband dx by dentist with leukoplakia on tongue. Oral surgeon's biopsy 4/28/06: Moderate dysplasia; pathology report warned of possible "skip effect." ENT's excisional biopsy (got it all) 5/31/06: SCC in situ/small bit superficially invasive. Early detection saves lives.