Great news. No spread beyond mouth that shows, although the surgeon is still pretty sure she would have to remove his jaw and at least half of his tongue. He decided (and the doctors actually agreed) that the surgery would be too radical without a major increase in cure. So he is going for the Rad/Chemo route. As I mentioned, it took me a long time to get him to the point that he would even walk into a doctor. But he is facing his fears and he is going for it. Today is the pre-radiation scan and should start the radiation of his mouth and both sides of his neck (the docs say they are sure there are at least some cells in the lymph nodes even if they didnt show on the scans).

They are saying the cure odds are between 60 and 80%. Better than his desire to kill himself.