Roger --

Glad to hear the surgery went well; I have been thinking about you over the last month.

The decision to have radiation is yours, of course -- but centers like IU take a team approach (involving specialists in surgery, chemotherapy and radiation) and come up with what they believe is the best treatment plan for each case. The IU doctors have seen hundreds, if not thousands, of oral cancers, and I am sure they are not making this recommendation lightly.

Many of the folks who post here have been through radiation treatment, and I am sure they will weigh in with their experiences.

All the best --

Leslie

Leslie

April 2006: Husband dx by dentist with leukoplakia on tongue. Oral surgeon's biopsy 4/28/06: Moderate dysplasia; pathology report warned of possible "skip effect." ENT's excisional biopsy (got it all) 5/31/06: SCC in situ/small bit superficially invasive. Early detection saves lives.