I was diagnosed October 28, 2008 with SCC Base of Tongue. As each test and call came, the news continued to spiral downhill. Final diagnosis is SCC Grade 2 T4 N2 M1, inoperable and incurable. Until October 20th, 2008 (the date of biopsy) I had "never" been hospitalized. I am 68 and considered myself in very good health. I was still working until this diagnosis. I have never smoked, nor do I drink. My oncologist feels that with the advanced stage of the SCC and the metastasis in my chest, I have only months....maybe 2 years max, if I'm lucky and beat all the odds. I have received 2 rounds of Taxol & Carboplatin chemotherapy and will receive another on January 12, 2009. Doctors are still undecided whether or not radiation will be added to my treatments. CT Scan will be done January 5, 2009 to determine whether or not the tumors are shrinking. Then the decision will be made about the radiation. I am interested in hearing from anyone with similar advanced stage SCC diagnosis and their prognosis.