Brian,
Well I'll sleep better tonight knowing that I am one of those upper middle class, educated, white, non-smoking and drinking tomsil cancer survivors. Dr. Gillison will be my new patron saint! Does she have any data on recurrence at the original tumor bed or distant mets from tonsil cancer?

All kidding aside - it all makes sense. Very interesting.

Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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