 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,219 | Hi Ron,
You have found the most comprehensive site for oral cancer patients on the web. Take advantage of the search engine at the top of this page and the one on the home page. There is a wealth of information here and a tremendous amount of support.
I was diagnosed with Stage I, scc on the tongue, last March. Hopefully you are being seen at a comprehensive cancer center. A lot depends on what they find in relation to your lymph nodes. Treatment can be limited to surgery only (as was mine) or a combination of surgery, radiation and/or chemo.
You should keep us posted with more information as you get it. There is no course of treatment that someone on this board hasn't been through.
Good luck.
Jerry
Jerry
Retired Dentist, 59 years old at diagnosis. SCC of the left lateral border of the tongue (Stage I). Partial glossectomy and 30 nodes removed, 4/6/05. Nodes all clear. No chemo no radiation 18 year survivor.
"Whatever doesn't kill me, makes me stronger"
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