Eric,

M.D. Anderson is one of the top cancer centers in the country, if not listed at the top. Memorial Sloan Kettering in New York is usually about number 2.

Don't let the "numbers" get you down. Every person is different, responds differently to treatment. Just have them follow up with rad and chemo and go from there.

Stat's teacher in high school once told us "There are lies, damn lies, and statistics" Then pointed out a study that said every time teachers got pay raises, alcohol consumption rose. Study concluded that teachers were high users of alcohol..

Turns out teachers only get raises when the economy is good, and when the economy is good the rest of the population has money to spend on booze.

Lesson is, MD Anderson, American Cancer Society, can spout statistics, but at the end of the day, individual's body, mind and spirit play a bigger part.

Hoping for the best for you.
Bob

SCC Tongue, stage IV diagnosed Sept, 2002, 1st radical neck dissection left side in Sept, followed by RAD/Chemo. Discovered spread to right side nodes March 2003, second radical neck dissection April, followed by more RAD/Chemo.