Here is my treatise on why this study is annoying to me.
The known statistical information about SCC recurrence is that overall 65% of patients with locally advanced cancer will experience recurrence. These numbers are average across all ages and socio-economic factors.
Recurrence is an awful word because it is not absolute as to how a
Mark, 21 Year survivor, SCC right tonsil, 3 nodes positive, one with extra-capsular spread. I never asked what stage (would have scared me anyway) Right side tonsillectomy, radical neck dissection right side, maximum radiation to both sides, no chemo, no PEG, age 40 when diagnosed.
