Dear Lowanne & Jack,

I am so sorry to hear of Jack's latest setback. Is the UW Medical hospital a leading center for Head & neck cancers? If not thats where I would suggest you go. MD Anderson is the one i'm trying to get in for a second opinion. They come highly recommended from several board members. The Mayo clinic is another option thats much closer to you. You want to throw everything at this recurrance including possible clinnical trials. The larger Cancer centers have access
to more trials than your smaller local ones.

I have been receiving Taxol & Carboplatin for the last 12 weeks. The first mri taken after one round showed a noticable reduction in the tumor.
Hoping the next mri scheduled for 10/18/04 shows the same. This was for tonsil cancer.

Take care and hoping for the best, Danny Boy