My team of doctors have never discussed statistics with me. I remember asking at that first, terrifying appointment but one doc just said that he could "spew" a bunch of numbers at me but they wouldn't mean a thing. He told me, point blank, that this cancer would either kill me or they would kill "it". He told me to get strong, get ready to fight, because they planned on winning this battle. So, I left there figuring I had as good a chance as anyone of beating it all. If I were in your father in laws position, or yours I should say, I would get a second opinion.

SCC Left Mandible. Jaw replaced with bone from leg. Neck disection, 37 radiation treatments. Recurrence 8-28-07, stage 2, tongue. One third of tongue removed 10-4-07. 5-23-08 chemo started for tumor behind swallowing passage, Our good friend and much loved OCF member Minnie has been lost to the disease (RIP 10-29-08). We will all miss her greatly.