Hi Carleen, glad you decided to join this forum. Here you will find a great group of positive survivors who are rooting for you and your husband with all their might. When you first heard this diagnosis, you and your husband were devistated and stunned. Now, put that in a box to the side. Take out the next box marked "cure" open it and out will come ALOT of questions, ups and downs, highs and lows and TONS OF HOPE. Many people do succeed in beating this. I agree that reading the stats is not the way to go. They serve no purpose except to depress you. What you need right now is UP THoughts! 1. Your husband is very young which is a very positive thing in fighting this. 2. You can go into battle armed with questions if you write them down ahead of time and go to the appointments prepared. 3. You can be aware that everyone seems to experience side effects differently; some people do extremely well with Chemo and manage well. The anti-nausea drung Zofran worked wonders for me. When I had chemo, it was important to drink alot of water which the nurses monitored all the time. I had radiation as well. My regime was 3 weeks (Mon-Fri) of twice a day radiation which began last April. The second week of April i began the chemo of Cisplatin and Etopisde(?) for three days straight and four rounds, ending in June of 2002. My doctor was treating this very aggressively and apparently it worked. I am currently waiting for results of a CAT scan I had yesterday. I feel good, although I am nervous. I am only 49 and, again the doctors feel my age helped my situation. Please feel free to express your feelings on this board - that's what we are here for. Also, by thinking positvely, that vibe will rub off on your husband and he will be up, too. Please smile for us.