Reoccurrence ... is a important stat to look at .. and yes .. it does look like reoccurrence does occur ..

I think more importantly is to look at how and why reoccurrence happens.. in some cases the reoccurrence does not even happen in the same spot. In my mom's case the cancer went from the tongue, then developed in the neck and also her lungs. In this case, the tongue is not related to the neck or the lungs.

The answers I find and the causes for reoccurrence .. is not enough in my opinion

the world brought me to my knees...
Update: Feb 10/08: Mom passed away on Jan 31,08 - infection (unknown) in her lungs with her weakened immune system resulted in cardiac arrest - T2NO SCC of tongue surgery 6/30/06, SCC left neck and lungs detected Sept 07, 7 weeks rad/3 rounds chemo had no effect.