Thank you for the insight on radiation. My husband goes to UCSF in San Francisco and they have quite an extensive head and neck oncology department. He had so much radiation the first time around that they tell us he is not a good candidate for it again.
Bette

Bette/CG to husband Reggie 66

dx 1: SCC Soft Palate (12/06)
tx: chemo and rad

dx 2: SCC 6 cm tum rt. vocal chord (12/09)
tx: total laryngectomy with stoma, 2 nodes

dx 3: SCC 4 cm tum BOT (10/16/12)
Tx: partial gloss w/ mod deck dis 4 nodes incl. part. pharyngectomy