Jim

Take a look at the signatures on many of the posts here. Just in this one thread alone you have received clear and convincing proof that getting a Stage IV oral cancer diagnosis is not a death sentence. Both DavidCPA and I even had Stage IV cancer in the same place: base of tongue, yet we are not dead.
I've grown fond of saying that it's essential to realize that as far as meaningful statistics go, it is always either 100% or Zero for individual survival. And this from a guy who still chases statistics despite knowing better.
From my personal experience, Erbitux is not going to help him much. Studies released this week show that the earlier euphoria on Erbitux has not been born out by the facts and data. It simply does not work for a large percentage of patients although they can not yet tell who (they can do a test to determine the 40% of all colon cancer patients for whom Erbitux cannot work due to a common gene). Many MOs are not up to speed on this recent development.
Charm