Bob, I hate to say this, but sounds like the doc in Philidelphia who said 6 weeks of rad isn't enough and is advocating only more surgery is kind of out there.

In my case I did have SCC on tongue, had glossectomy, neck dissection, and rad to tongue and neck with chemo. That area has been cancer-free for almost 2 years now. I did have an early spred to the opposite side, probably should have had rad to both sides at the outset.

Also suggest getting a third opinion in this case. What was that guy thinking?

Bob (the other one)

SCC Tongue, stage IV diagnosed Sept, 2002, 1st radical neck dissection left side in Sept, followed by RAD/Chemo. Discovered spread to right side nodes March 2003, second radical neck dissection April, followed by more RAD/Chemo.