Tim,

Dana-Farber is number four cancer center in the U.S., according to U.S. News Report’s Best Hospital listing, and sure tops in other listings too, and heard of them myself. There is the top oncologist there, Dr, Robert Haddad, who may lead the head and neck cancer department also, I’ve been sort of following, who authored a head and neck cancer book too, which I’ve read.

I’m not that familiar with your wife’s cancer, but you can check clinical-trials.gov to see if there are any for this type cancer. Also, depending on insurance, and other factors, location of treatment may not matter, and many stay at Hope Lodge for free at about 28 of their locations, probably more by now when i stayed in 2014. Patients were from all over the country and world.

Good luck!


10/09 T1N2bM0 Tonsil
11/09 Taxo Cisp 5-FU, 6 Months Hosp
01/11 35 IMRT 70Gy 7 Wks
06/11 30 HBO
08/11 RND PNI
06/12 SND PNI LVI
08/12 RND Pec Flap IORT 12 Gy
10/12 25 IMRT 50Gy 6 Wks Taxo Erbitux
10/13 SND
10/13 TBO/Angiograph
10/13 RND Carotid Remove IORT 10Gy PNI
12/13 25 Protons 50Gy 6 Wks Carbo
11/14 All Teeth Extract 30 HBO
03/15 Sequestromy Buccal Flap ORN
09/16 Mandibulectomy Fib Flap Sternotomy
04/17 Regraft hypergranulation Donor Site
06/17 Heart Attack Stent
02/19 Finally Cancer Free Took 10 yrs