Welcome to OCF. You may find some info on brachytherapy by doing a search here and also on the main OCF pages. Not that many patients have gone thru the brachytherapy. I do have a good friend who first had a surgery, then her second round of rads and the brachytherapy was used as a clean up procedure to ensure the cancer wouldnt return for a 4rd time. The OCF does not recommend or refer patients to any one particular location for treatments. The best chance a patient gets is when they go to a top rated cancer center where they treat many OC patients and are more familiar with their special needs. You may get some replies from other members who prefer one facility over another.

I do understand about the choices to preserve your fathers tongue but please make certain that this is the wisest choice. Many members have come thru here with the same difficult choices to make. Some have had to relearn to speak, others relearn to eat again and others have faced major complicated surgeries. In my opinion, staying alive to beat the cancer no matter what the collateral damage should be the primary goal. I am not a doctor but have seen thousands of patients and have a good understanding of what it takes to beat oral cancer. This isnt a disease with many options, its surgery and radiation with or without chemo which will get rid of the cancer. If it were me or my father, I would want to hit it hard with everything I could to ensure survival. Oral cancer is a deadly disease which cant be taken lightly. Im sorry if I came across stern, I am looking out for all patients best interests and by going with an alternative treatment plan it could be more harmful than helpful.

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