Hi Warren! Good to hear speech and eating can be normal. We have been told radiation is not a possibility. He just finished x38 the end of Nov. We were told that they could never radiate his head and neck again. I don't understand why not unless it's because of the damage that has already done to his neck and saliva glands. I'm not sure at this point if chemo will be an option or not.
I am assuming that clearing the margin means they take all of the tumor plus a little extra just to make sure they get it all as Aimee described? I never asked that question when they removed the infected nodes from his neck, but I will definitely have to put this on my list to discuss with the doctors this time around.
Thanks for the insight. Vickie
Caregiver to husband, Jimmy, Dx 7/05 Stage IV SCC, metastic to right cervical lymph nodes. Occult Primary; Radiation x38; Chemo: Carboplatin & Taxol, 12 weekly treatments. Last treatment 11/21/05. Mets to Tongue/Partial Glossectomy 5/06.
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