Hi.....this is more of a question, Kim or whomever. My husband for those who don't know had stage 4 tonsil cancer, it was inside his tonsil growing into his neck,(tonsillar pillar) they called it I think, he had 3 involved nodes. All the panel agreed to the chemo and radiation...adjuvant therapy I think they called it.He was told if he had to stop radiation for whatever reason, chemo would stop too. It wasn't so the chemo would get any cancer cells that left the area, but to help weaken the cells that are being radiated so the radiation would be more effective. If I remember right they said it made the radiation 10x's more effective.
I guess I am just curious why some doctors chose to go for adjuvant and some do not. I know everyones case is different, but there are some people that have had the same type cancer etc and get totally different treatments.
Thanks, just asking, I have a hard time giving an opinion when so many doctors don't even agree.
Sherrie