Hi Don,

I was recently diagnosed with tongue cancer and I live near you in the Bay Area. I live in Dublin, CA and am seeing an ENT surgeon at Kaiser in Walnut Creek. He is supposed to be one of the best. I just wanted to check in with you and see where you are going to since we both live in the East Bay. I haven't had my surgery yet but I'm optimistic it will be just that without follow up radiation or chemo.


Female, age 35
SCC Stage IV, left oral tongue, 2.8 cm
T2N2bM0, HPV+, Former Smoker
Dx 12/31/12
1/23/13: Hemiglossectomy (1/3 of tongue) & SND
Cancer found in 4 lymph nodes, 1 with ECE post surgery
1 tx Cisplatin, 30x iMRT (6 wks)
TX ended 4/15/13