 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | If it were me the choice between radiation and surgery would be totally dependent on the outcome probabilities. In other words, which will yield the highest level of success or survival.
The risk and benefit of each method must also be considered.
I am assuming that you have a medical team and have opinions from both the surgeon and the radiation oncologist. A consensus would be very beneficial.
Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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