Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: May 2002 Posts: 2,152 | Your original post indicated two areas of concern, one on the rib and one in the back of neck. Not certain which one got the positive biopsy. I'm not a doctor but one usually can not receive radiation to the same area twice, which means the treatment option is most likely surgical and/or Erbitux or some one of these other new drugs. Here's hoping it is just a little more neck surgery and that's it. Did they do any follow up on the spot on the rib? Take care, Eileen
---------------------- Aug 1997 unknown primary, Stage III mets to 1 lymph node in neck; rt ND, 36 XRT rad Aug 2001 tiny tumor on larynx, Stage I total laryngectomy; left ND June 5, 2010 dx early stage breast cancer June 9, 2011 SCC 1.5 cm hypo pharynx, 70% P-16 positive, no mets, Stage I
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