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Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 37 | Dear Patty, My husband had stage 2/3 SCC on the right middle side of his tongue. They took a little more than 1/3 and he had a skin graft from his upper leg. He had lymph node dissection on both sides and no cancer was found. As soon as they took out the trach, he could speak fairly clear if he pushed on the trach hole to keep air from escaping. Since he did not have to had radiation, he was talking almost like before within weeks. You are in my prayers! Debbie 
Debbie/Caregiver/wife of Dan, diagosed with SCC tongue, Stage II/III, 1/3 tongue removal, lymph node dissection both sides of neck, skin graph 7/30/03. Left tumor found - radical left neck dissection 12/24/03. Could not get all of tumor/wrapped around carotid artery and in wall of jugular. 1/12/04 beginning of 6 doses of Taxol/Cistoplatin once a week, and rad 70 gray 5 days a week/6 weeks.
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