Hi Sara,

Sorry to hear about your father's diagnosis. You don't mention much about where the cancer was found, size of tumor, what stage of cancer, whehter or not there is lymph node involvement, etc. I would encourage you to read the OCF site beyond the forum. There is a lot of excellent information that will be useful to you and your dad before, during and after treatment.

One of the most common recommendations that you will hear on this forum is to make sure that your dad is being treated at a comprehensive cancer hospital that has a lot of experience with oral cancer. This can be critically important and I'd encourage you to make sure that your dad is treated at one. Second, I'd strongly recommend that you get a second opinion to be confident that your father's diagnosis is accurate and that the doctors agree on the treatment regimen.

Good luck. Best wishes for a successful treatment.
Sheldon