Please go to a cancer center for a second opinion. I cant stress this enough! I have not heard of either one of these chemos being effective with oral cancer. That does not mean they wont work, just I havent heard of them. For oral cancer, chemo is normally used for palliative care not used alone as a cure. Here is detailed info about it from the main OCF pages. Please take the time to read this important info, it could make a huge difference in your choice of treatment.

Palliative Care from main OCF pages

If it were me, I would run as fast as possible to the best NCI cancer center I could get to.

OC resources including NCI CCC list

Best wishes with everything!!!!

Christine
SCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44
2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07
-65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr
Clear PET 1/08
4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I
surg 4/16/08 clr marg
215 HBO dives
3/09 teeth out, trismus
7/2/09 recur, Stg IV
8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy
3wks medicly inducd coma
2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit
PICC line IV antibx 8 mo
10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg
OC 3x in 3 years
very happy to be alive smile