I would say even for standard radiation, the side effects depend very much on the dosage one receives. I have a friend who received 35 rounds of radiation treatment alone for stage 2 orcal cancer. He finished the radiation six months ago and he told me that saliva is coming back and he has never had a sore mouth. Chemo does not leave long lasting effect but concurrent treatment of chemo and radiation worsens the side effects of the latter. We have to adjust our mind to accept them as a part of our life.

Karen stage 4 tonsil cancer diagnosed in 9/01.

Karen stage 4B (T3N3M0)tonsil cancer diagnosed in 9/2001.Concurrent chemo-radiation treatment ( XRT x 48 /Cisplatin x 4) ended in 12/01. Have been in remission ever since.