Thank you Janet.  I will have my grand-daughter sign up to the
group.  She will be able to post any queries her mother has, and
ask for advice on her behalf.  I'll hang around in here, when I have
any time to spare.   Since I will be taking on some of the responsibility
of looking after my daughter, that may not be too much, as I am still
working myself - and the business will also need "looking after".

We live in Perth (Scotland) and the treatment will be carried out at
Ninewells hospital in Dundee (20 miles distant).  My daughter will
be admitted on Wednesday morning and hopefully will be able to
return home on Thursday, early evening.   She is unable to work
at present, due to tiredness, and the fact that her work frequently
entails working 12 hours at a time.   She has been suffering from
exhaustion for quite some time now, and feeling generally "out
of sorts" but put it down to an operation she had, to remove her
gallbladder, quite some time ago.

Go to this site and have her sign up for the *head and neck* cancer list
serve. There are some wonderful people who will be happy to share with
her and answer questions.

http://www.acor.org/mlists/mlists.html

Are they going to do radiation?  If they have suggested it, get her to a
major cancer center. DO NOT let a local cancer center do radiation on her.

Johns Hopkins in Maryland, MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston and
Memorial-Sloan Kettering in New York City are the 3 best centers for H&N
cancer in the world.

Head and Neck radiation is the most evil of all radiation treatments. It
has the worst side-effects and requires a specialized support team
including special dental professionals. Many of the side effects of H&N
radiation are life-long.

I cannot stress how important it is to have the support available only
at one of the above centers.

If I have scared anyone, then I've done my job.

She was diagnosed with cancer of the oesophagus
earlier this month.  It is stage 4.

She is 45 y.o. and I wondered if anyone here would
like to comment, or offer advice.