Thank you for the information. If the docs recommend the procedure then he is all for it. We would rather be safe than sorry since there was not a diagnosis for awhile and that really made him feel very cautious. We had a yes, no, yes, no problem for a few months and do not want that emotional roller coaster after all of this treatment and effort. So we will go with the idea of being as "certain" as we can.

EllenB


caregiver for husband
diagnosed with oral cancer May 2011 after 6 mo
node lft side and several in jaw involved
Base of Tongue Stage IVA
7 weeks radiation
Cisplatin-3 chemos (beginning,middle,end) IntraV administration