You're right Gary, there are no simple answers. I am guilty of preaching the statistic that if we make it 2 years from treatment then that is a landmark and our chance of staying alive are higher. But, I push away and thumb my nose at the stats that say a stage 4 has such low odds of survival at all. Human nature I guess.

SCC Left Mandible. Jaw replaced with bone from leg. Neck disection, 37 radiation treatments. Recurrence 8-28-07, stage 2, tongue. One third of tongue removed 10-4-07. 5-23-08 chemo started for tumor behind swallowing passage, Our good friend and much loved OCF member Minnie has been lost to the disease (RIP 10-29-08). We will all miss her greatly.