Hi Francesca,

I had a stage one tongue cancer two years ago, which was removed via surgery (along with lymph nodes). I was also told they had found a "speck" of malignant cells in one of my lymph nodes, although that particular slide of where those malignant cells were seen somehow got "lost" in the laboratory (long story). In any case, after talking to 8 doctors at two Comprehensive Cancer Centers (Inclusing MD Anderson, in Houston), I was told that radiation was not warranted in my case. Like I said, it has been two years and so far so good; in fact, I feel better than ever. So, if you're dealing with a stage one, I would definitely recommend NOT getting radiation.

Saluti,
Luigi