Hi,
My name is Mark and I am looking for help with info.
My sibling was diagnosed with tongue, tonsil, and neck squamous cell carcinoma which is matstatic on the neck and tonsil and may be in the local nodes. T2N1 stage 3. He is 42 and a smoker.
From my reading it appears there are quite a few with similar experiences. I am begining to realize there are mountains of info out there and am looking for a more condensed version.
He is on the east coast and scheduled for an appointment 7-25 at U of Rochester. I have no idea of the rep or choices he may have in this location as I am on the west coast. I will be trying to help from here.
I gather from the discussion, the first course of action, surgery vrs other, dictates the treatment thereafter. At this point I do not know the seriousness of this stage with any sophistication. Three of course cannot be good, but I would think that the metastatic determination may trump this for treatment path. It appears that the primary is the base of the tongue.
Would like to know what approach you with similar complaints might take and where?? if you were in NY.
Any other help with information is much appreciated.
Mark