Hi, I live in Virginia Beach and I'm a four year survivor of this cancer. Mine was in my jaw. You will see on this board TONS and TONS of long term tonsil cancer survivors.

If you give me your phone number, I will call you and give you my doctors information. I went to THE group of doctors that handle this type of cancer in our area, they are at Norfolk Sentara/EVMS and are where you need to be. My email address is [email protected] Send me your number and I'll call you so we can get her into the right hands.

Take a deep breath. I have a sister also that I love dearly, I can only imagine your fear. Your sister CAN be treated for this and she CAN survive this.

Take care,
Minnie

SCC Left Mandible. Jaw replaced with bone from leg. Neck disection, 37 radiation treatments. Recurrence 8-28-07, stage 2, tongue. One third of tongue removed 10-4-07. 5-23-08 chemo started for tumor behind swallowing passage, Our good friend and much loved OCF member Minnie has been lost to the disease (RIP 10-29-08). We will all miss her greatly.