Hello. So sorry to hear about your mother but glad you have found this site. There are many folks here who have experienced stage 4 and the procedures you mentioned. Am sure they will be of tremendous help to ya.

Thinking you you and your mom!

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Aunt diag. 2/4/10 with SCC Stage I/II on left side of tongue. Surgery 2/19/10 part. gloss./neck diss. on left side/free flap from chest muscle. TI/II,NO,MO. Clear margins with perineural invasion. Started rads 4/8/10 - 35 treatments, finished 5/26/10.