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Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Congrats on the great results!!!!
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive  | | | | | Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 95 Supporting Member (50+ posts) | | Supporting Member (50+ posts)
Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 95 | Having "clear margins" generally means that the whole cancer was taken out and the tissues around it were cancer free. This is good news. Unfortunately there is no way of knowing for sure if there are distant spread of the cancer to other body sites. This is why close follow-up examination that includes scans as needed are very important. I wish your father all the best.
Itzhak Broook MD
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