Thanks to everyone for responding. My goal is to help these dental professionals realize that they have an obligation to be more aggressive when it comes to abnormal tissue. We are lucky that there are some non-invasive ways (brush biopsy, Vizilite) to at least find out if the cells are abnormal. I want something good to come from my experience with cancer and if one person gets diagnosed early rather than late, that is a good thing.

Thanks again, Barb


SCC tongue, stage I (T1N0M0), partial glossectomy and modified neck dissection 7/1/03