My husband had multiple surgeries for Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Early on the surgeon at Mayo J'ville said that he felt that a systemic solution (i.e. chemo/immunotherapy was a more viable). Finally they said NO MORE SURGERY; no more chasing ghosts.

He was put on Eribitux (cetuximab) in September 2016. Eribitux took care of the tumors on the surface, however, in May 2017, there were three tumors - liver, diaphragm and neck. He was switched to Keytruda in May 2017. Two PET scans have come back clear of any visible cancer.

Having been at this a while, there is what I call the "Crystal Ball Syndrome" - if we had only known what we know now, we would have acted differently. The same goes for the doctors. You might want to talk to a hemo-oncologist to see what is available for your situation whether you want to go that route on not. You can't have too much knowledge.