Hi! My name is Janice and my Husband is Mike. We live in Philadelphia and Mike is a Firefighter. He had stage IVa SCC on his tonsil with 2 Lymph Nodes. He had 39 radiation treatments as well as chemo (cisplatin) and a neck disection. Went back to work in April of 2010 and I'm afraid that we may be dealing with a recurrence and if so, this thing came back pretty fast. We will find out the results of the biopsy this afternoon but his Doctor was fairly certian that it is cancer. We are lucky enough to live around the corner from Fox Chase Cancer center but have considered gettin a 2nd opinion over at the Cancer Treatment Centers of America. Anyone have any experience with them??

Last edited by dorety87; 11-19-2010 04:50 AM.

CG of Mike, 43 y/o. July 2009 with Stage 4a SCC on Tonsil., Nov.2010 Recurrence on Tonsil and Base of Tongue
Surgery no clear margins. Very Invasive.Palliative chemo
7/2011: Cancer not responding to chemo, new tumor on larynx and a few other places in oropharynx