Hello Helen; Actually my first cancer was stage III metastatic melanoma, practically a death sentence with 15% five year survival! Here I am 11 years later...God ain't thru with me yet.

SCC Base of tongue diag. April 04 Stage IV, mets to rt. neck multiple nodes 35 rads+8 boosts First recurrence Jan05. Rt.rad neck dissection Feb02/05. Recurred with bone mets in neck July 05.
Committed to survival with dignity.