Tomorrow we go to find out about the radiation. I have been reading the survivor stories and they are scaring me to death. Are the effects really as terrible as they seem? We feel so elated that this cancer is treatable, but at the same time, the radiation and how it is going to affect my dad at age 82, seems horrid. My heart goes out to all the oral cancer friends. Now that I have become aware of this, I will be a staunch crusader to make people realize how this is so prevalent. Please reply and let my family prepare for this next ordeal. Thanks and thanks again. Daughter