OCF Founder Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 4,916 Likes: 63 | There is peer reviewed publish data that shows that about 28% of stage one and two oral cancer patients have occult mets to the cervical nodes. If you are a statistics person as you state, I do not think this information helps patients in general or you. It still boils down to a best guess on you and your doctor
Brian, stage 4 oral cancer survivor. OCF Founder and Director. The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant. |