Dear Clint,
I am new to this forum. My husband had surgery and is now receiving radiation and chemo. He had a tumor on the base of his tongue. Shortly after his diagnosis,a close friend gave him a letter written by his brother who had recently passed from oral cancer. He waited 18 months, from the onset of a sore throat, to seek treatment. He is very graphic when he explains how his "sore throat" had eaten into his tongue and the pain he was in. When he finally sought treatment it was with Dr. RW at MD Anderson Cancer Center.
His sugery consisted of the following:full tongue removal,a jaw bone replaced with a leg bone, a new floor for his mouth was built. After the surgery,radiation and chemo. He passed 6 months later.
My husband had spent some time with his friend at his brothers home, both before and after his death, four months prior to his own diagnoses. He saw first hand how destructive his cancer could become and read how quickly it could spread and how painful that could be. He went for the surgery 4 days after the biopsy because he could not really pinpoint when his symptoms had began.
From the information I have been reading I understand everyone is different, but after having insight to anothers choice to try for Quality, I am glad my husband chose to try for quantity.
Good Luck