Nelie and Cathy --

I tagree, I think the surgeon was referring primarily to base-of-tongue tumors -- which they are seeing quite a bit, not ones on anterior part of tongue. They don't like to do surgeries which will compromise swallowing or speech. If the surgery would not affect this and allow the person to avoid radiation, I suspect they would do it.

When we see the surgeon again (this will be at the end of Barry's treatment) I will ask him.

Gail