"Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 716 | Welcome to OCF where you will meet a lot of caring people.
A lot of treatments depend on tumor size, location and whether it has spread or not. If you ask your doctor(s) they will tell you...Your RO or MO ought to answer that question. What did the ENT say? It's very overwhelming, take notes and jot down questions on paper before going to appointments.
7-16-08 age 37@Dx, T3N0M0 SCC 4.778cm tumor, left side of oral tongue, non smoker, casual drinker, I am the 4th in my family to have H&N cancer 8-13-08 left neck dissection and 40% of tongue removed, submandibular salivary gland & 14 nodes clean, no chemo, IMRTx35 11-4-08 Recovering & feeling better |