 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Im so very sorry to read about your father. The only options to eliminate the cancer are surgery and radiation. Even chemo by itself will not get rid of all the cancer.
After just finishing radiation, it would be too difficult on the patient to go thru more plus all the side effect it causes are too much for anyone to handle. Radiation causes so much collateral damage to the body that we can only have so much in our whole lives.
Is it possible to go for other opinions in your country or to another treatment facility. Here in the US we have the major comprehensive cancer centers (CCCs) where they are the US's top hospitals and treat with a multidisciplinary approach.
Best wishes!
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive  | 
