OCF Founder Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 4,918 Likes: 67 | The use of surgery is always balanced with the compromise in quality of life that it will cause. Base of tongue cancers for instance are never treated with surgery except in extreme cases, as the ability to swallow, speak and more are compromised forever.
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. |