I am Yllette Guerrero-Filart, Babette for short. I am a 42-year old housewife with three children, and with no vices other than smoking- I don't drink and I would say I eat a fairly healthy diet and indulge in badminton about three times every week. I used to consume half a pack of cigarettes per day, but more when stress took over me. Three years ago, I developed a sore in my tongue. Thinking of it as an ordinary hygiene problem, I did not bother to have it checked and felt that the usual salt gargle solution will take care of it, which, at first, was kind of working for a fews day or so, then the sore would come back. I tried almost everything everyone recommended, but it just kept coming back. It was not until April, 2009 that I felt the need to see a doctor. In late July, I finally had a biopsy done and after four days, I was diagnosed with tongue cancer (Squamous Cell Carcinoma) stage 1. I underwent partial glossectomy in October, meaning, about 1/5 of my tongue was cut-off. By December, the cancer spread to about 3/4 of my tongue. Doctors here in Manila told me there was no other alternative but to cut off my entire tongue, w/c meant i will no longer be able to speak and eat thru my mouth. At that time, i had difficulty speaking and almost could not eat anymore. Feeling devastated and frustrated, I needed to talk to people, friends, family... anybody. For some people, they would prefer to keep it to themselves, but me... I had to let it out. It did do me a lot of good because it was how I got some information about Fuda Hospital in Guangzhou. I surfed the net and was impressed w/ their non-surgical treatments for cancer. These treatments are medically advanced and definitely not what you would call alternative medicine. I immediately e-mailed the Hospital and was lucky enough to get a reservation. W/in two weeks, I was able to fly to Guangzhou. I stayed at the hospital for about 3 weeks and am now on my way to my 6th and last chemo treatment. My last pet/ct scan showed no sign of cancer activity, which means that the treatment was succesful. Now i can eat (although with a few limitations) and do speak normally, thank God!