I have been a member for awhile, but haven't posted. Been diagnosed with tongue cancer. I don't have the exact staging as yet. But the tumor in the base of the tongue is large, and I believe I have 2 nodes that are "hypermetabolic" which I guess means cancer. Pet showed no other cancer.

I would like to talk to someone who may have had this type of cancer.

Sandy 56, BOT SCC Biopsy 1/21/09 Stage 3, T3NXM0.
Finished 3 cycle induction chemotherapy 4/7/09. (Chisplatin, 5-fu and Texotere). Re-staged 4/20/09,(very successful.) Will start Carboplatin/radiation 2 Gy/5 days/7 weeks (Tomotherapy) starting May 4th. Finished 6/22/09.
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