I'm with Brian as well. I know it can be a little intimidating when some of the posters here are not only more knowledgeable but also just write much better than I do but sometimes people just need to hear from a wide variety of experiences from survivors and patients and caregivers to give them hope for their own future.

David R. 65 yr old male non-smoker, light drinker, stage 3 or 4, depending on which doc you ask, scc rt. tonsil, 2 nodes, 7 weeks radiation and chemo. No surgery. Teatment ended 3/20/08. PET scan 8/08 showed no cancer.
And now, as of oct, 2010, caregiver to wife, Linda, with breast cancer.
May, 2013, Linda diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian cancer. Enuf already.