I'm sorry about your brothers diagnosis. But, stage 1, you are in a wonderful stage. The key to his treatment is he must have his surgery done at a hospital that does lots of these surgeries. As the other poster said, get more than one opinion and question the doctor. The surgery is very serious, but at stage one, he should recover completely if he has a good surgeon. Good luck! Post often and let us know what is going on with you and your family, especially your brother will be in my prayers. I had stage two in April 04 with lymph node involvement and I am fine so far.
Gerri