hi kelly. my name is kym. my dad has stage 4 oral-pharyngal cancer. he had chemo and radiation at the same time.after treatment his health continued to deteriorate. they ended up sending him to the mayo clinic. there they are 99% sure his cancer never even left. at this point he has decided on no treatment. they gave him a life expectancy of a year. he is only 55 yrs old. iam 26. i did not think i was going to have to deal with this.if you need to talk email me at [email protected].