Thank you for the reply. My father was referred by his primary dr to another dr, but I'm not even sure if it was an oncologist, ENT, or what. His surgery was done at a surgery center at a local hospital. At first I thought surgery was a good thing and no chemo must be good, but I'm beginning to wonder. He only saw one dr and the decision to have surgery was made very quickly with no second opinion or second thoughts. He found a spot under his tongue and it was biopsied and was positive for cancer. He then had an MRI on his head and neck and I guess something must have been found in his lymph nodes because the decision was made to remove those too. No biopsy was done on the nodes at all. I don't know the stage or name of his cancer but he might have that information. I wish I would have found this website before we went to surgery, but hopefully this was the best thing for him. We'll see what the pathology report says at his visit next week. Thank you so much for giving me some ideas of what to ask the drs. I really had no idea. Also, how could I find out how to find a CCC? I guess with cancer, you need to have the opinions of many people so you can make an informed decision about your own healthcare. Again, thank you and congratulations on your recovery. Sounds like you're doing great and still helping out others like me.