Josh met with the oncologist Tuesday and Liz, Kristi and I (the clan) tagged along as usual. Josh will not be having more surgery to remove additional lymph nodes. If, however, the ongoing ultrasound monitoring shows any changes then surgery would be done to remove all the lymph nodes in that region. As for treatment, Josh will be receiving interferon for a year. Interferons are natural proteins produced by the cells of the immune system in response to challenges by foreign agents such as viruses, bacteria, parasites and tumor cells. Interferons assist the immune response by inhibiting viral replication within other cells of the body. Feel free to call me if you want more specifics. Thanks for all your prayers and concern.
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