hi again back from the consultent my cancer is squamish cell at the base of my tongue just above the voice box they have said i have 7 weeks of radition starting 30th april and my chemo starts 23rd of april they have not made up ther minds when i have my peg fitted i have been told not to take this lightly as it will kill me within 3 years ( happy people these surgeons) and i have been told if my lymph glands donot go down during treatment i will have surgery about august time to remove them if i respond to the treatment , i do not know if this info is helping anyone else but it is helping me i can keep any one posted if they want but as i am new to all this do i follow on this forom or start a new one ? can any one help , Allan


age 52 heavy drinker and heavy smoker stage 111 squamous cell at base of tongue trying to give them all up ,8 lot of cetuximab and 35 lots of radiation , gave up smoking at the start of treatment. only drink now in moderation