"OCF Canuck" Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 5,264 Likes: 5 | Hi there I'm going to agree if this is his first recurrence, I would be seeking a second opinion on the lack of a second choice -
It's been almost 8 years since a previous cancer... Aside from medicine changing yearly - (monthly) I would thing that at this point he is good candidate for more radiation (which this type of cancer responds well to) as opposed to a life letting surgery -
I can't say for certain - because I don't know his details - but there are a few here who've had more than two rounds of radiation - it does have long term effects but I imagine it will be less traumatic than the surgery.
I really would search out a second opinion. Hugs and welcome
Cheryl : Irritation - 2004 BX: 6/2008 : Inflam. BX: 12/10, DX: 12/10 : SCC - LS tongue well dif. T2N1M0. 2/11 hemigloss + recon. : PND - 40 nodes - 39 clear. 3/11 - 5/11 IMRT 33 + cis x2, PEG 3/28/11 - 5/19/11 3 head, 2 chest scans - clear(fingers crossed) HPV-, No smoke, drink, or drugs, Vegan
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