I'm not sure how to do this. I was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma on my tongue Oct 23, had partial glossectomy and neck dissection Nov. 10th. Margins were clear, no lymph node involvement, .8mm cancer (I don't know what you call it). My risk factor, and why my surgeon recommends radiation, is peri-neural invasion on a small nerve. Radiation has it's own risk factors and I haven't been able to make a decision about it.
Has anyone had radiation and still had a recurrence? Has anyone not had radiation and not had a recurrence? Any experience with this sort of scenario would be helpful.
Thank you for you time and caring.