19. I have squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsil. Right tonsil was removed. It had spread to a couple
of lymph nodes on the right side of my neck. One was completely replaced by the cancer and was 4.5 cm, making it a stage IV. The other lymph node was 1/3 involved with the cancer. 8 other lymph nodes on that side had no evidence of malignancy. PET scan showed 'residual' squamous cells in same area. No other evidence of cancer in anywhere else.
That's why they want to do the radiation to clean up the residual stuff. Said it would raise the odds to 90-95% for complete elimination of the cancer.
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