My team decided against chemo. They said my one lymphnode was contained and that the chemo would be to take care of any distant mets which they didn't feel I had. Also that my tumor was well-differentiated and would respond well to radiation. Not sure if I'm saying this correctly. I do know that if I were NOT having surgery that I would want the chemo. I trusted the choice my doctors made at the time and still do.

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.