Harley,

Quite disturbing to me is the fact that your radiation oncologist had to consult with an ENT re your Tx. My comfort level just hit bottom.

Get to a Comprehensive Cancer Center ASAP:

http://www.oralcancerfoundation.org/resources/cancer_centers.htm

Your cancer is quite aggressive and quite deadly and needs to be treated correctly the first time by specialists that treat 100's and 100's of Oral Cancer patients a year not by someone who has to down in the "food chain" to be told what to do. Next he'll probably pull a book off the shelve and look at some pictures of his radiation machine control panel.

David

Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.