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Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Even with an unknown primary, some patients will still undergo radiation treatments. Their doctors want to ensure every teeny tiny cancerous cell has been removed. They use radiation to "mop up" and make certain nothing was missed.
Best thing to do is to find the top doctors, usually found at a comprehensive cancer center (CCC). There the specialists will work as a team and each case is discussed to find the best treatment available for that individual patient. Even with the team based approach of a CCC, a second opinion is still a good idea.
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive  | 
