If you can indeed go "almost anywhere but would prefer South and east coast," you'll hit the top three cancer centers, according to the latest US News rankings: MD Anderson in Houston, Memorial Sloan-Kettering in NYC and Johns Hopkins in Baltimore (also ranked #1 in ENT). Many people here have either been treated at one of these facilities or gotten second/third opinions there.

All the best,
Leslie

Leslie

April 2006: Husband dx by dentist with leukoplakia on tongue. Oral surgeon's biopsy 4/28/06: Moderate dysplasia; pathology report warned of possible "skip effect." ENT's excisional biopsy (got it all) 5/31/06: SCC in situ/small bit superficially invasive. Early detection saves lives.