 OCF Founder Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 4,912 Likes: 53 | I have said it here many times before, I am not an advocate of surgical only solutions to these cancers. The rate of recurrence in those patients far exceeds those that have radiation or chemo the first go around with the surgery. Sadly too often these recurrences go unnoticed by people until they are very advanced, and there is little that can be done. Most of the recurrences happen within 24 months from micro mets that were left untreated (and not visible) at the time of the original incomplete treatment. The balance mostly happen in a period under 5 years.
Brian, stage 4 oral cancer survivor. OCF Founder and Director. The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.
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