Karen,
You expressed very well one of the things I was trying to relay to everyone. I think if we just stated the facts on each treatment, the side effects of each, etc., then left it alone it would be great. There is NO person facing conventional radiation that would feel good about their treatment after reading this and some of the other threads on this subject. It's unavoidable that they will feel discouraged that they must have conventional, when they should be reassured that conventional is doable. And, as you said, it can make someone already finished with conventional treatment feel somehow cheated.
Thanks for sharing.

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.