oh...sheesh... where to start? I'm taking care of my sweetheart Zeno. He was diagnosised in March with T1N1M0, squamous cell carcinoma, primary tumor in his right tonsil. He had a major tonsilectomy three weeks ago. He's having a PEG put in this thursday, and starting radiation/chemo on May 8th. He's amazing....in gorgeous shape, only 57, handsomely dutch, strong to the edge of stoic, a thoughtful philosophy professor with a drive from childhood to help literally save the planet, analytical with sudden stipes of warmth. I adore loving this man, and even though in the ealy honeymoon of our "us", we are making this cancer into as much opportunity as two smart people can allow themselves . I am an amicably divorced mom with two shared custody and homeschooled kids (12 and 9), improv theater and dance keep me floating, and my part time job is reading and editing for a blind woman.
Our main question of the moment: What is the common chemo protocol for this situation? We are fishing for medical oncological info...
so far it looks like IMRT and rather large doses of cisplatin every three weeks followed by slow drip flououracil every week. Is that typical? What about Erbitux?
Thanks for your attention and any ideas