Brian, Again...Great job getting the word out. HPV positives are so common to this illness. A family member medical professional works in the department where they do the PEGs locally here and she says the incidence of 50(+/-) year old males coming in for a PEG has increased 10-fold over the past year and a half. Girls and Boys need to be vaccinated.

SCC left tonsil dx 8/15/09. finished 7 weeks chemo and rad. on 11/20/09. PEG tube 9/18/09 to 4/17/10. HPV 16+; non-smoker. CT Scan and F/up PET on 4/5/11 showed positive mass in R. Lung. Surgically removed and biopsy negative 5/16/11.