Dear Katie, Have you discussed trying Erbitux with your Docs? It is palliative treatment, but in some cases,including my husband,it slows down the growth of the tumors - and gave us time to get some final affairs in order- in our case, an additional 7 to 8 months. One hard choice for us was that if John had wished to enter into Hospice, he could not continue the Erbitux. We elected to have him stay at home and take Erbitux until it was no longer effective, at which point we concentrated on pain control and best comfort procedures for him. Do you have family to help in making these decisions? Amy in the OzaRKS


CGtoJohn:SCC Flr of Mouth.Dx 3\05. Surg.4\05.T3NOMO.IMRTx30. Recur Dx 1\06.Surg 2\06. Chemo: 4 Cycles of Carbo\Taxol:on Erbitux for 7 mo. Lost our battle 2-23-07- But not the will to fight this disease

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