[quote=mqc]Hi, and thank you for your reply. Did they treat the nodule on the lung surgically, or just the cancer on the tongue? Does SCC usually spread to the lung? My stepfather is a doctor, but not an oncologist, and he said it usually does not go to the lungs. [/quote]

MQC,

I think this question was a response to what I had posted. They only treated my tongue b/c that is where the cancer is/was. They found a lung nodule during a PET scan. Since then they just check it every 6 months with a CT scan. As long as there are no changes to the nodule over a 2 year time period they consider it not cancer and they won't worry about it. I have one year under my belt so far.

David responded to where oral cancer usually spreads to and I have been told it's not unusual for it to spread to the lung.

I hope this answers your questions.

Suzanne

Suzanne
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T1 SCC on right side of tongue
Age 31...27 when diagnosed
4 partial glossectomies
No chemo or radiation
Biopsy on 2/2/10-Clear
Surgery needed again...no later than April 2011
Loving life and just became a mother on 11/25/10
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