This is my first post. I have visted the site many times over the last year and a half. March of 2003 found lump in neck the day before my yearly physical,Doc sent me to ENT and they did the test and told me that I had SCC stage IV base of tongue. Thirty seven rad. treatments and a right side neck dissection later (on 7/21/2003) I thought I had beat the beast. They said if you go one year your chances get better,but I know you know all the statistics. Well guess what. On
7/28/2004 new lump on same side. Thin Needle biopsie and the news was not what I wanted to hear.I return to the Tumor Board on Wednesday for new course of action. I just wanted to thank everyone who post on this site for lots of good information that I used over the past battle. Now I start a new one and I know with God's grace and the great Doc's at Duke Medical Center I will beat the beast again!! I will not be a stranger to this site any longer. I will keep you posted as too what they tell me.

Bobby J