Ashley, I think the best bet for your husband is to go for the gold. This isn't the most pleasant from of cancer and somtimes takes agressive treatment. Get rid of this OC and make the best of it. At present I am getting rads and chemo at the same time. Mine came back and after these treatments, I have to have rad seed implants put in my tongue. Maybe after another neck dissection. He doesn't want to go thur this if it can be stopped now with what he is going thru. NO teeth left, and i had nice teeth, but theyhad to be sacrified for the implants. Make him go do what is necessary to heal him.