 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 618 | Don,
As one who has suffered a recurrence I am a big advocate of hitting the cancer with everything you can the first time out. You do not want to fight this battle twice.
On the other hand I am also a big advocate of getting a second opinion (or even a third). Being located where you are is great in that you have a number of world class medical facilities available to you. I would recommend you get a second opinion from a CCC before making this decision.
Kelly
Male
48, SCC (Soft Palet) Rt.,
Stage 1, T3n0m0,
Dx, 8-09, Start IMRT 35 9-2-09 end 10-21-09
04-20-10 NED
8-11 recurrence, node rt. neck N2b
10-11 33 IMRT w/chemo wkly
3-12-12 PET - residual cancer
4-12 5 treatments with Cyberknife & Erbitux
6-19-12 Pet scan CLEAR
12-3-12 PET - CLEAR
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