All,

In regard to my previous post that references newer HNC studies. Try the Journal of Clinical Oncology web site http://www.jco.org/

Here is a link to a great new paper
http://theoncologist.alphamedpress.org/cgi/reprint/8/4/350.pdf

These papers are submitted by the leading physicians in HNC. Yes sometimes they cost money. But it

Hey Robert. I guess we're on the same page here. I had the same attitude about going to M. D. Anderson. This also fits in nicely with regard to one of your other posts: With the knowledge you've done everything within your power to get the best treatment available, you can take comfort in that fact, relax and enjoy life.

-Brett

Brett,


Thanks alot. M.D. Anderson was my second choice then Sloan Kettering.
But the protocol for treatment is exactly the same, and since I live in Northern IL already
U Of C was an easy choice. It's only an hour from here.

Thanks again, and you enjoy your life as well.

Robert

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SCC Right Tonsil, T1,N1A,M0 treatment finished 2/13/04.

I chose a university hospital for the research perspective but I also chose University of Texas Southwestern Medical School because the head of the GYN Oncology department and I became greatly aquainted when my mother went through treatment with an oncologist trained there and later at the same place. It was a little eary at first to see some of the same people that I saw with my mother but I could see her smiling down with appreciation!

Ed

I have to be honest here, I didn't get a second opinion nor did I even think about seeing another doctor. Half of this was because I just trusted my doctor from the minute I met him and half because me nor my husband knew any better. We simply did what the doctors told us to do. I was treated at Sentara Norfolk Hospital, it's the teaching hospital for Eastern Virginia Medical School. I had a team of doctors and a tumor board, all that stuff. They all communicated, right from the oral surgeon that diagnosed me to the dentist I see now for my dental care. It's a good feeling to go to all the various doctors and they all know each other.
There have been a few times that I wondered if I should have researched it more BEFORE my surgery and radiation, but in my heart I know I received the proper treatment.
The two weeks leading up to my surgery I didn't want to know a thing about it all, I just wanted to pretend it wasn't happening. Then I went into treatment and until I was done with treatment on July 10th of 2003, I didn't have the slightest fear. Then I started looking on the web and got a newsletter from SPHONC that scared the CRAP out of me. Until that time I had not realized just how serious my cancer was. I slid into quite a depression then I found this website.
So, any positive reports on strides being made for this cancer are worth reading.
Take care,
Minnie

Minnie,

I think we all know more than we did before we began this journey. If you have confidence in your physicians and feel good about your care that's really all you can ask for.

I was second guessing some of my choices, but then my doctor near my home said to me. You have made the best choices for you under the circumstances and given the information you had. I went to MD Anderson like Brett. I was assured that I had received the "gold standard" for treatment so that really helped me confidence in my decisions.

Keep the faith!!!

Lynn