These are viable options, and a few here had a tonsillectomy, a neck dissection for tonsil cancer with Chemoradiation or just radiation alone to follow, some do surgery alone, and radiation alone, and many more with just Chemoradiation, with surgery as a last resort. It depends on other factors too, TNM grading, if nodes are involved, the number, where in the chain, negative prognostic factors, histology, tumor size, thickness, depth, where located, other structures involved, if HPV related, doctors experience, patients request, patients medical condition, etc.

Things change from each doctor visit, test, surgery, as more information is obtained from each. I wasn't having more radiation per my doctors fellow after my recent surgery, radiation, my ENT didn't say anything, and two days later my RO says I'm getting more radiation, and chemo, which even before surgery the MO said chemo wasn't an option, so I guess they strategies are subject to change. I had radiation planned one time, CT simulation, another mark made, and two days before starting the radiation oncologist called and decided she did not want to give me more radiation do to my max in an area, brachial plexus nerve, after speaking with the pathologist, ENT. She said once it's given it can't be taken back, and would rather wait.

Be prepared things moving fast, then hurry up and wait, and plans being changed. Good luck with everything, and in your decisions.