Hellow Whitma.... I too am in NC. My aunt wast treated here in Charlotte, NC. After reading this thread, I felt compelled to second Brian and others. Not to be redundant but this is a deadly cancer. My aunt was treated very aggressively for early stage cancer with no lymph involvement. While the radiation sucked badly, she is alive and doing very well. Back to eating normally and living her life. It is, of course, your choice to determine the treatment that is right for you, but if you screw around with this disease, the cost is likely to be you life. I hope that your death will not be the lesson used to teach others the importance of attacking this cancer with all of the barbaric treatments available today. Best of luck to you.

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