researching the next steps

We again went to see Dr. Peter Chen - Mark's radio oncologist
He checked out Mark and said all his body functions looked good and his tumor wasr emarkably localized.  He said Mark is a great candidate for radiation again.  He said that there is less risk of a swelling reaction since his body has recovered from the previous radiation treatment for years.  He mentioned that they have had good results with recurrence. The radiation would be delivered in fractionation in high dose over 5 treatments (600Centigrade)

It takes about 1.5 weeks to plan, so Mark is in today to get mapped and fitted for the mask and start with preparations.

We are also working to  connect with Dr. Linda Liau for surgery consultation.  We are hoping to setup up a language eval, brain lab mri and functional mri so she can determine if surgery is a possibility.  We are still trying to schedule and hope these tests can be done soon so decisions can be made asap