Karen,

I sent you a private message, but I'll also respond to your's and Dee's concerns about my statement. I guess I should personalize this a bit more rather than generalize. My cancer isn't behaving despite all treatment. When I say agressive, I mean growly rapidly and resistant to treatment. I wasn't necessarily trying to correlate the two (risk factors and reoccurance), I was repeating what my team at MD Anderson told me about my cancer.

I think in general, head and neck cancer is difficult to treat because it's usually diagnosed in later stages regardless of risk factor.

I hope I didn't mislead, worry, or concern you.

Lynn
Lynn