Hi My name is su and my mum is janet and she has cancer of the upper jaw and we have a link in this section. My mother has also been advised not to have radiation at this stage too. She has had the tumour cut out with a clear margin and it was advised to wait and see what happens first before going for the radiation treatment. The reason they gave for this was, it is hoped with the clear margin she may not get a reoccurance. If she has radiation she may get quite a few side effects, also if she uses up this treatment now, when it doesnt seem obviously necessary now, she wont have anything left to fight the cancer with, if she gets a reoccurance. We have been advised to be very vigilent for reoccurance choosing this option,but at the moment all is going well. Best wishes.