To all members 60 and older. I didnt mean to offend anyone with my age statment. Of course right after I hit the send button I realized I could be offending some people. Sorry.

Also, I have heard arguments for both cases. Some say if you have risk factors like smoking wich I have, you are on the wrong side of the curve (i.e. field cancerization or condemned mucosa).
Still others claim if you didnt have these risk factors you are on the wrong side of the curve.

It just goes to show everyone is differnet. What applies for one does not apply to another.

That in my opinion is one of the hardest parts of this whole deal. You have no real frame of reference. It's like standing in the middle of the street and waiting for a bus to come by and take you out. He might hit you, he might not. You just never know and cant use others as a point of reference. Sucks, doesnt it?

Have a good one,
Robert
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SCC Right Tonsil, 1 Node MET, T1,N1A,M0 treatment finished 2/13/04.