Thanks, Margaret, for your reply. Did you have something called induction chemotherapy at Dana Farber? My doctors at Baystate in Springfield seem certain that Dana-Farber will recommend it on top of the 35 treatments of radiation and 3x chemotherapy. I gather it is pretty intense. The literature out there argues for against that much chemo. How exciting for you to be able to write "cancer-free." Keep writing it! Keep being it! Michelle

SCC left tonsil, stage IV, HPV+, metastatic to one lymph node. Biopsy 12/23/10; tonsillectomy 1/13/11; DX 1/25/11; Peg in 1/28/11. Peg out 6/29. TX 1/31/11-3/21/11: 35 IMRT plus 3 Cisplatin. Pet-Scan 6/20/11 = CLEAR! Three years out, learning to live with the long-term side effects of radiation while reminding myself to feel blessed.