If it were me, and if they consider this a "recurrence", I'd opt for the radiation. All I had was radiation and chemo, and like Sharlee, sometimes wonder if I should have had surgery as well. I had many sleepless nights and struggled with insomnia for years.

Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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