Linda,
Regarding Anne's advice...M.D. Anderson, as part of their regimen, will send you to their onsite dentists to analyze your dental health and to determine whether or not teeth need to be pulled before beginning radiation. Some of my favorite doctors in all of my MD Anderson experience were in the dental section.

Danny G.

Stage IV Base of Tongue SCC
Diagnosed July 1, 2002, chemo and radiation treatments completed beginning of Sept/02.