Hi, my husband was just diagnosed last week with Tongue cancer. His lymph node came up in late October and after a course of antibiotics, he was referred to an ENT who started looking for cancer. Several biopsies later, he was finially diagnosed last week with a "low-grade" base of tongue cancer (left side) and a secondary in the left lymph node. He tested negative on the right side of tongue. From my own research, I understand the metastatis to lymph node defines it as at least Stage 3.

We are currently waiting to see an oncologist at a local Cancer Clinic (we are in Canada) to get the cancer officially staged and to determine what the treatment will be.

I do have some questions if anyone can help:
1) Assuming he receives radiation treatment, is a PEG tube going to be inevitable in his case?
2) Will he lose his voice during radiation treatment? If not how impaired will his voice be?
3) He is a realtor and self-employed. He seems to think he will still be able to work a bit during the treatment. Is this in any way realistic or is he in denial?