Nate, no body deserves this. Many of us have sown plenty of wild oats in our lives ( I went through the recreational chemistry of the 60's in a beautiful haze after I returned from Viet Nam) And then there are some who never have been into smoking or drinking or drugs and still wind up on this board. Deserving has nothing to do with it. Stuff happens. What you deserve is the strength and will to get through this and so you will and so we will all be here for you to lean on when you need.

David R. 65 yr old male non-smoker, light drinker, stage 3 or 4, depending on which doc you ask, scc rt. tonsil, 2 nodes, 7 weeks radiation and chemo. No surgery. Teatment ended 3/20/08. PET scan 8/08 showed no cancer.
And now, as of oct, 2010, caregiver to wife, Linda, with breast cancer.
May, 2013, Linda diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian cancer. Enuf already.