We met with the radiation oncologist. He said Charles is unusual in that he has three primaries. The field of radiation would be larger than most reirridations. Side affects numerous including 5% chance of carotid artery blowout, one in three chance he would not be able to swallow. Plus there is no guarantee that Charles would be 100% cured. So we decided not to sign up for reirridation. We live in an area with an abundance of non mainstream medical practices. I can find research using effective non mainstream help for many cancers but cannot find research for effective non mainstream help for head and neck cancer. Does anyone know of a source for head and neck cancer research using non mainstream methods? I totally understand these may not be cures, but at this point neither are the current mainstream methods. I am just not buying it that there is no effective non mainstream help for head and neck cancer.

Sheryl