thank you for the advice about radiation. He did have radiation on his soft palate three years ago...where the first cancer appeared. Then it was on his tongue and they don't radiate the tongue. Now that he has had the mandibulectomy, he actually has new tissue on his neck (from leg and chest) so radiation may be an option. Thursday is our Dr. appt so I will ask all of these good questions. He's had 4 rounds of chemo previously so I'm not sure if it would even work. One round of cisplatin, while undergoing radiation and three separate rounds of induction chemo after that.

Caregiver to husband 53 SCC stage 3 soft palate 2011 Rad, recurrence tongue stage 4 2012 induction chemo, partial glossectomy surgery, cancer back left rad neck dissection 2013, more chemo, allergic to erbitux, cancer back 2014 floor of mouth and jaw, mandibulectomy scheduled 3/5/2014