Hi Connie -
There are lots of fellow Floridians here for you. "DebandBill" is a frequent poster and they live in Punta Gorda. You will hear from DavidCPA who was treated at Moffitt, as you will be. We live in Sarasota and my husband was treated at Shands in Gainesville and here. If you get clear margins and no sign of spread or mets, you may not even need radiation....all depends on the experts at Moffitt. My husband has had recurrences but he never had radiation because of clear margins, clean scans, no positive nodes, etc. (neck disection). His last check-ups have been good. Keep us informed and message me if you have any questions. Jane smile

Husband: 3 SCC gum and cheek cancers 2002, 2005, 2006: surgery only. Scans clear after removal of small, well differentiated, non-invasive cancers. No radiation. 4th SCC lip diagnosed 4/13/07 - in situ, removed in biopsy. More lip removed 2/8/08 - dysplasia. 2 Biopsies 3/17/09 no cancer (lichenoids)