Welcome to OCF. The best places to get treated are at top rated comprehensive cancer centers (CCC). There will be a team of specialists who are familiar with treating many cases per year instead of a small facility where they may only see one or 2 oral cancer patients a year. A large facility will have more experience and resources available to the patient.

I would suggest he goes to a CCC for a second opinion. As you wrote, each specialist will recommend their specialty as the best way to treat him. This is just another reason for a CCC, a whole team will meet and discuss the patient and decide whats the best way to cure them.

Here is a list of CCCs and also the NCCN treatment protocols.

NCI CCC list

NCCN Guidelines

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