 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | My cancer was very similar - right tonsil, stage III/IV, T3N0M0. They told me the same thing -that the surgery would be too extensive and result in very bad quality of life issues, besides they would have to radiate everything anyway. I went with IMRT and Cisplatin and it's all working out ok so far. I have over 50% of my salivary function back and am cancer free at 18 months post Tx. Tonsil cancer is in the oropharnyx area. You mentioned tonsils - did he have cancer in both?
Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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