Dogman, Just as a technical point, I think if it has spread to two of his nodes it is not a stage 2 cancer but stage 3 or 4. There is information on staging you can find if you go to the main site. If the doctors say he should have radiation, he should have radiation, no question about it. This cancer can be very aggressive and very deadly. It is best to hit it with your best shot, even after a surgery with clear margins. The clear margins don't account for the cancer cells running loose in his lymphatic system that caused those nodes to be cancerous to begin with.

By the way, even if he WAS stage 2 and had clear margins and NO nodes, there are times when the doctors might recommend radiation (I fall in that group of folks).

Nelie