Hi Stephany,
I have to wonder why also!?!? I have heard some say that their doctors recommended witholding radiation and chemo as a "salvage" option later on if need be. It would be a great question to ask, especially since the recurrence is in the same area.

Not that it will make you feel any better but all of us have a chance that it will recur. That's the nature of SCC.

If they give her Cisplatin chemotherapy, it's usually once every three weeks, she shouldn't need a central line for that.

You're in LA, have you thought about going to the City of Hope for treatment? They are the major comprehensive cancer center in your area.

My mother had melanoma on her arm as well - she survived that, a radical mastectomy and uterine cancer to die of a heart attack - go figure!