im 36 . i was told in march 2003 i had npc . had all my teeth pulled . had extensive chemo and rad . had a feeding tube put in . had a modified neck dissection . im in remission now . they say everything looks good . i went to unc chapel hill . they were wonderful . i was even treated by a doctor who studied this type of cancer which was very helpful to me . im still trying to gain weight . i went from 140 to 88 . it was so hard . i had to quit my job , because i was working 40 plus a week and not gaining weight . i woke up one morning and said my life and health is way more important than my job . im doing good but i still have alot to do . i have a hrd time swallowing alot of things but they say that will get better . this is some of my story . short version . i hope i answered some of your questions . thanks for talking with me . hope to hear from u soon .