A second opinion from a major cancer center is extremely important. You will see me say this again and again: You owe it to yourself to get the absolute best care you can find. Had I gone with my ENT's intial treatment plan, I would have had surgery that the guys at the major center said I didn't need. Get a second opinion.
-Brett
Base of Tongue SCC. Stage IV, T1N2bM0. Diagnosed 25 July 2003.
Treated with 6 weeks induction chemo -- Taxol & Carboplatin once a week followed with 30 fractions IMRT, 10 fields per fraction over 6 more weeks. Recurrence October 2005.
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