Mandi, don't ever regret over treatment your husband received. Everyone's case is different and we have to trust our doctors who should know what treatment suits the patient best. As a stage 4 tonsil cancer patient myself, I never had any neck surgery. Do I worry about not getting the neck surgery, which may as a consequence increase my chance of recurrence? No.Because a patient that has undergone all the three types of treatment can have recurrence at any time. I always bear in mind the words of my ENT doctor who said that it is an act of chance that I developed such cancer since I never smoke, never drink and no family history. Whether the illness will relapse in future is a big question mark no one can answer and that is why we are closely watched and tested. It definitely brings us more harm than good if we keep on regretting and worrying.

Karen stage 4 tonsil cancer diagnosed in 9/01.