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My husband is being treated for a rare form of cancer: mucosal melanoma. This cancer appeared in one of his sinus cavities. After two surgeries performed by a specialist in Florida, he is having 33 proton radiation sessions and an accompanying chemo infusion with a traditional cancer drug. After radiation, he will seek help through an immunotherapy drug. We may have to travel to find a qualified oncologist. My question is-How important is it that the oncologist specialize in head and neck cancers or do we look for an oncologist who specializes in mucosal melanoma? He would like to start immunotherapy as soon as the proton radiation area is ready for that.