A friend at work gave me the article today from the CBS web site and I found this site. Until a couple weeks ago I had not tried to find out about much of what has happened with me. I had no risk factors for tounge cancer but within 6 months of an ulcer that would not go away I ended up with Stage 2 tounge cancer, a radical neck dissection taking 24 lymph nodes with 2 that the cancer had moved to and radiation 36 treatments that were horrible. I guess I have been to scared to ask more questions on my own other than to my ENT and the Cancer doctor. I guess I am at the how did I get this stage. I have been looking at more sites and trying to see what the stats are for reoccurance as well as other folks stories. I have had good visits with my ENT since I ended radiation in May. I am very thankful for that. I guess I am just trying to find out all that I can. I have felt like I was in a boat all by myself. This looks like a great place to help me.