Hi Tabitha, as far as I know, radiation and chemo treatment are usually applied as outpatient service unless the patient is too weak to travel from home to hospital. I went to the hospital every day for five weeks for my treatment. Then when my oncologist discovered that I lost too much weight due to difficulty in eating and drinking, I was admitted to hospital. There were 9 more days left before completing the whole treatment.Then I stayed in hospital for ten more days and was discharged when my oncologist was satisfiend with my condition. To be an inpatient, you are more closely watched by your doctors who will take care of your problems like mouth sore, skin burns, nutrition, blood counts, etc. This is my experience in Hong Kong and I guess there isn't much difference in the States.

Karen stage 4 tonsil cancer diagnosed in 9/01.


Karen stage 4B (T3N3M0)tonsil cancer diagnosed in 9/2001.Concurrent chemo-radiation treatment ( XRT x 48 /Cisplatin x 4) ended in 12/01. Have been in remission ever since.