 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,293 Likes: 1 | Hi Jenni,
welcome to OCF. Hang here for the best first hand info direct from patients going through all the various forms of oral cancer treatments.
I echo the why surgery or nothing? That sounds quite strange but of course we have no idea of the details and condition of your Dad and what may discount other forms of treatment.
Get other team based (i.e. tumor board) review and recommendation. I would be really surprised if they were to agree it is surgery or nothing.
Good luck ,
Don
Don Male, 57 - Great health except C Dec '12 DX: BOT SCC T2N2bMx, Stage 4a, HPV+, multiple nodes 1 tooth out Jan '13 2nd tooth out Tumor Board -induction TPF (3 cycles), seq CRT 4-6/2013 CRT 70gr 2x35, weekly carbo150 ended 5/29,6/4 All the details, join at http://beatdown.cognacom.com | 
