my husband was diagnosed 18 months ago with stage 4a. they said they don't treat stage 4c. is there other reasons for not pursuing treatment? you would never know that he had cancer. it was bitter going through treatment but you would not ever know he had stage 4a back of the tongue cancer.


Spouse of 58 yr old with BOT cancer
Stage 4a HPV16 positive
3 chemo treatments cisplantin
35 radiation treatments 7000 cGy
former smoker/chewed tobacco for 38 yrs.
1/2020 diagnosed with cancer near TMJ
4/2020 chemo 5 days every 2 weeks
6/2020 proton therapy
9/21/2020 cancer free