 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,384 Likes: 1 | Dear Canary, welcome.
I don't have any experience with the location of your cancer, but I will wonder outloud that you would do well to consult with a radiation oncologist. SCC sometimes has a nasty reputation for coming back (really it was never completely gone) after surgery only treatments. Radiation has a good track record for mopping up stray cancer cells. It is not a fun procedure but the alternative stinks as well.
take care
P.S. singing is theraputic.
Mark, 21 Year survivor, SCC right tonsil, 3 nodes positive, one with extra-capsular spread. I never asked what stage (would have scared me anyway) Right side tonsillectomy, radical neck dissection right side, maximum radiation to both sides, no chemo, no PEG, age 40 when diagnosed.
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