OP Contributing Member (25+ posts) Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 26 | Thanks again for the new replies.
Like I said, I know not to hang too much on odds. Whether it's 1% or 50% I'm only one person and I can be that 1 in 100. And it may not make a lot of sense, but knowing odds will make me feel better whether they're good or bad. I'm afraid that no one can have a 40 year long stretch of remission. Any statistic at all would only help me; a bad one won't send me into a tailspin, knowing what the number is will lift me no matter what it is (unless it's 0). I can't believe this statistic isn't easy to find, it's literally the first thing I wanted to know.
-Ben- Diag 12/21/11 T3N2bMX Surg 1/17 5cm tumor left tongue pos. L tonsil neg. 17 l. neck lymph nodes, 2 pos w/extranodal excursion. 4 teeth neg Tongue spec 5.9x3x1.8cm. Margins clear to 0.4-0.5 cm 2/20-3/27 27 radiation, 2/20-4/12 3 chemo. Non HPV, lifetime tobacco, drugs, alcohol teetotaler
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