Brian

That's is all too true. If it were not for OCF, patients would have no way of knowing that their doctors use different HPV tests, since a reasonable assumption would be that they are like blood tests. Guess I should be glad my CCC didn't use that unproven oral swab method. While it may not impact TX, having a reason or cause for oral cancer is a great comfort to many. Sloppy or inaccurate tests deny us that.
Charm


65 yr Old Frack
Stage IV BOT T3N2M0 HPV 16+
2007:72GY IMRT(40) 8 ERBITUX No PEG
2008:CANCER BACK Salvage Surgery
25GY-CyberKnife(5) 3 Carboplatin
Apaghia /G button
2012: CANCER BACK -left tonsilar fossa
40GY-CyberKnife(5) 3 Carboplatin

Passed away 4-29-13