Hi Paul,

Welcome to the club nobody wants to join!!! Glad you found us though. You won't find a more informative site on oral cancer than here. Alot of the above posted replies are sound and I don't want to repeat them.
I can tell you that this is a beatable diaease. Many of us have been around a lot longer than predicted. A good positive attitude has proven to help along with all the information you can glean from this website.
Use the search engine at the top of the page, just about every topic on oral cancer has beem discussed in the past. This knowledge will empower you to ask the right questions as well let you know what to expect during treatment.
You can beat this just like so many other members have. The road ahead may be bumpy for awhile but soon you will see some light at the end of the tunnel.
Remember to measure your progress in weeks not days. Radiation is the gift that keeps on giving. When radiation ends you may feel worse for two or three weeks. After that you will start to feel better.
Are you being treated at a comprehensive cancer center that sees alot of what you have? If not I would recommend a second opinion at one. You want to throw everything at this the first time. It can be a most unforgiving diaeae.

All my best to you and your family as you start on a journey you never expected to be on.

The main goal of Brian Hills Oral Cancer Foundation is EARLY DETECTION!!! We hold fund raisers to help defray some of the cost of running this site. Brian and Ingrid Hill have carried the finincial load since it's inception.
If we can educate as many people as we can we can make a Difference in the survival rates of this diaease.

Best Wishes, Danny Boy