Welcome to OCF! Glad you have found this forum to help you with info and support.

Adding chemo to the radiation treatments will help the radiation be more effective. Sorry I dont know stats off the top of my head. Since your tumor is HPV+ thats good news. Its easier to treat and recurrence rates are lower. But since you are Stage IV, I would suggest doing the chemo. You want to hit it with everything you can to make sure you only go thru it once. Im not a doctor or medical professional but I have seen thousands of different OC patients in my 5 1/2 years on the forum. My advice would be, you may only get one shot at taking care of this so hit it hard.

Best wishes with everything!!!

Christine
SCC 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 smile