Hi Gabe,
Thanks for the message. I had my surgery at the Prince of Wales in Sydney. My ENT specialist is Assoc Prof Tom Havas..he's the Director of ENT there (I think). All the medical professionals I've encountered have told me how lucky I was to be referred to him directly.
It was actually the radiation oncologist at POW who advised the radiation. Rationale being that it would only offer minimal gain, and the risks outweighed it. Prof Havas concurred with this.
I'm seeing an ENT and a radiation oncologist here in NZ, so will get their input as a third and fourth opinion.
Tamara
Diagnised 29th Oct 08 (29 years old): SCC, T2N1 - partial glossectomy (25%); flap construction (twice - first one died); neck dissection 8 nodes removed, 1 node positive; trache - 14 days, partially collapsed lung. No radiation at this time.
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