"OCF Kiwi Down Under"  Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)    Joined:  Mar 2011  Posts: 1,024  |    Kris had an initial right modified neck dissection. 6 months later he had bilateral radical neck dissection. He has not been sick at all in the last  30 months. Your brother need not worry.        
Caregiver/advocate to Husband Kris age 59@ diagnosis DX Dec '10 SCC BOT T4aN2bM0 HPV+ve.Cisplatin x3 35 IMRT.  PET 6/11 clear.    R) level 2-4 neck dissection 8/1/11 to remove residual node - necrotic with NED Feb '12 Ca back.. 3/8/12 total glossectomy/laryngectomy/bilat neck dissection/partial pharyngectomy etc.  clear margins. All nodes negative for disease. PEG in.  March 2017 -  5 years disease free. Woohoo!
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