Cindy, Welcome to the Forum. I know how you feel. My husband was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma at the base of the tongue (stage III/IV) back in August 2002. Like you, I was filled with anxiety, fear, anger and tons of questions. My husband has completed his treatments - the last being a modified radical neck dissection on 2/6/03. There is so much to absorb when confronting an illness like this - and to be honest, it IS a very tough battle - and the treatments your husband will be going through can be rough with the side effects, but as Brian stated....this IS winnable. As you have gathered from the many posts here - there are survivors of all kinds of different oral cancers and many are still doing well after years of completing their treatments. So don't give up hope! I think you will find this Forum to be filled with many helpful and caring people. We look to each other for help and moral support - and we caregivers certainly need that too. Please let us know how your husband is doing and my best wishes to you both for. success in this journey.