Robert,
To answer your question...Dan woke up with a swollen gland which the oral surgeon felt sure was an infection...long story short it was a very aggressive tumor in his neck. Not to panic, but any kind of gland that feels swollen...get an opinion or two asap.
Thanks,
Deb

Debbie - Caregiver for husband, Dan, diagnosed with tongue cancer 7/03. Partial gloss., mod. neck dissections, graft. Recurrence neck tumor 12/03. Radical left neck dissection 12/24/03-unable to get all the tumor. 8 weeks chemo/rad beginning 1/12/04.