 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Welcome to OCF, Audrey.
What type of chemo is your father getting? Is he being treated at a cancer center where the docs are going by NCI guidelines? Your questions would be addressed by the whole team of specialists having a weekly meeting to discuss whats best for your father.
Its unusual for chemo to be given every other week. Most OC patients who get chemo with radiation will either get cisplatin every 3 weeks or smaller doses weekly.
My situation was chemo to be every 3 weeks. The third dose was cancelled for me and also a few other OCF members who had the same treatment plan. It did not negatively affect my treatment prognosis. The 3 week chemo cycle was rough as the doses are higher making them harder to handle.
ChristineSCC 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  | 
