Some good news for a change... The additional cancer cells found were in the tissues that were removed!
They just were not known about until the pathology results were completed and reported.
What this means is that the next step will be 6 weeks of radiation therapy which will begin in about 6-7 weeks.
NO Chemo is indicated at this point and the oncologist is confident that the risk of recurrence will be reduced to only 1/2% a year... (in ten years only a cumulative total of a 5% risk!).
I will keep all of you updated as time passes, but there will really be no changes until the radiation begins. Thanks for your continued prayers... it is obvious to at least me, and I am sure some of you that today's good report is product of your prayers...
God bless you all abundantly! YOU are all in MY prayers.
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regards, -John S
"...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL and are endowed by their Creator with certain UNALIENABLE rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."
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