Sharon,
My mother-in-law has been treated at Princess Margaret Hospital for the last 6 years. That being the first occurence, re-occurence a year and a half ago and another one July of this year. She is now only being monitered as they say treatment is futile. Chemo was only ever mentioned once, because I asked for it. I was told that she was too fragile medically for it to be of any use. I really like the doctors at this hospital but you really seem to have to do your own homework, they don't offer anything but the basics, I suspect this is because of our health care system "free". However we were not told it wouldn't work on head and neck cancer, just that in her particular case it wouldn't help and she couldnt go through it.

Karen