 "OCF Down Under" "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 638 | I am with DavidCPA
Without statistics I would not have known that chemo in conjunction with radiotherapy is better then radio alone or that adding docetaxol to cisplatin and 5FU to the induction chemotherapy improves my Alex's chances too. We were also armed and ready for the side effects of radiation and were able to celebrate that he was a mess for a mere 3 weeks instead of the average 7!
Bring on the statistics, let me know what we are up against so we can fight with everything we've got!!!
....and again, sorry to dranismom for hijacking your thread.
Karen
Karen Love of Life to Alex T4N2M0 SCC Tonsil, BOT, R lymph nodes Dx March 2010 51yrs. Unresectable. HPV+ve Tx Chemo x 3+1 cycles(cisplatin,docetaxel,5FU)- complete May 31 Chemoradiation (IMRTx35 + weekly cisplatin) Finish Aug 27 Return to work 2 years on 3 years out Aug 27 2013 NED  Still underweight
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