Ronnie,

It is good that your doctors all work well together. If they are all at different locations, you are indeed lucky to have assembled them. The Cancer Centers are kind of a one-stop shopping deal. Your doctors would likely present your case to a tumor board and, hopefully, agree on a treatment protocol. Scans and reports would be readily available to all involved and consultations would be considerably easier. I asked my medical oncologist a question about radiation and he called my RO who stopped by. Don't panic if you can't easily use a CCC, but remember one thing. This cancer is very unforgiving if not properly treated. You could take a trip to a cancer center for a second opinion and, and assuming they agree, have the treatment with your current team. I have the connivence of being 20 miles from MSKCC so I just went there. As a final thought, if they are recommending surgery for base of tongue(to the tongue), get a second opinion. Gail is correct on the treatment protocol for BOT.

Glenn