I was reading your message and looking at your brother's and son's ages and time frames and thinking what a rough time you have had.

Raymond1971 is a poster on this board who has traced back some other relatives that had oral cancer. He is the only other person I can think of. And, I don't think his relatives were as closely related as your son and brother.

I have never read anything to suggest that oral cancer had any hereditary links. I am so sorry you had to experience two losses to this awful cancer.

My heart goes out to you.



Margaret
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C/G: Husband, 48 (at time of dx)
Dx 5/18/07 SCC, BOT, lymph node involvement. T1N2BM0. (Stage 4a, G2/3)
Tx 6/18 - 8/3/07, IMRT x 33 Cisplatin x3 (stopped after 1st dose due to hearing issues). Weekly Erbitux started 6/27/07 completed 8/6/07.