 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | Sharlee,
The first question I have to ask is do you have a coordinated medical team and has this opinion been the result of a tumor board meeting, in other words, a consensus of the team. Shopping individual opinions from different specialists may not yield accurate results - surgeons cut, RO's radiate, etc. Ultimately though, it is your decision on what tools in the arsenal you will use to fight this. Is the appointment at Dana Farber for radiation? What was their RO's take on the risk/benefit?
Stage 1 with no node involvement is a tough call. You are wise to get a second and maybe even third opinion. Radiation is no walk in the park.
Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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