Stage 3 Tongue Cancer

[tabsmom]

Hello all. My mother was recently diagnosed with having a tumor in her throat. The biopsy results are not back yet, but I overheard the nurse mention stage 3 tongue cancer when she was making appointments for my mother with other doctors. My question is this...what, exactly, is stage 3 tongue cancer and how do they know she has that when the biopsy hasn't come back yet? And how treatable is this?! The dr. said that they would try chemo and xray therapy first and if it didn't respond they would have to remove her tongue and voicebox. Somebody, please talk to me about this! My mother is scared out of her wits and so am I.

[tabsmom]

Thanks for the link! Lots of information there and I sure will be reading it. I'm praying for you also, that the Lord will touch you and heal you.

[gmas]

I am in the process of going thru tests for oral cancer and have found the below site to be very helpful.  It is founded by a oral cancer survivor and also has a forum for asking and finding out info which may be of some assistance as many of the questions and concerns are answers by folks who have gone thru and survived similar circumstances.  Prayers and thoughts are with you all.

http://www.oralcancerfoundation.com/