I am so glad your neighbor and your husband is doing well. My dad is a very healthy 62 yr old. He has no other health conditions and he had a negative chest xray and has not had a pet scan yet. I am going to get a second opinion. Many thanks for your input and support.

D'Arcy

caregiver to father, stage IV SCC with lesion on base of tongue and mets to right lymph nodes. Current chemotherapy taxol, carboplatin and erbitux. Will start radiation 4/1/08 7 wks, 35 treatments with questionable radiacal neck at end of radiation.