As everyone has stated above, get to a CCC. I can't believe your first ENT surgeon said that if it came back in 5 or 10 years there would be bright young doctors and new technology. This is a very aggressive cancer that often times doesn't give one a lot of time to battle it. My sister had 4 surgeries over a 2 year period, and declined the radiation that was recommended. She eventually had to undergo radiation and chemo because more surgery was not an option. As you know the radiation treatment is a extremely tough for most to get through, but if it's your best bet to beat this monster, then is there really no choice. Just get an opinion from a team of experts in this field and my best to you.

Nancy