I was diagnosed with base of tongue cancer a few years ago. Initially, my ENT talked of cutting out my tongue, then radiation and chemo, followed by slicing or disecting my neck near the jugular vein. Quite frankly I contemplated suicide. I will be forever be grateful to the Oral Cancer Foundation. We learned how to talk to the ENT by learning a so much from this site. The ENT saved my tongue, didn't slice up my neck, but I did go through some of the roughest chemo and radiation treatments according to him. I made it, and have been cancer free for 4 years.