Anita, I am also a member of the tonsil cancer family and my situation at T2N3M0 is more severe than your husband. I just received chemo and radiation treatment.I am still alive after 3 years going back to my full time job as a teacher of the high school. I was grateful to my team of doctors who never talked about my survival rate. They only told me that they would fight with me and pushed me to the survival group. When I was diagnosed and treated, I was so ignorant and did not have the energy to surf information on the computer. My husband and 2 sons were so occupied with their own work that they could only support me spiritually. That may be a reason why we have more wives or daughters as caregivers asking questions on this forum. I always believe that knowledge is power but at the point of cancer statistics, I would say ignorance can bring some peace to our mind. If I had discovered this forum before treatment, I could have been scared by the sad experiences of some unfortunate members here.Of course a positive side is I could get myself better equipped with necessary information and support, which might have helped me escape from the depression episode which was 10 times more difficult to cope with than the cancer itself. So I have learned to be selective on the information that has positive impact on my health. Statistics is the one I will skip.

Karen.