Wonderful news that there are no distant mets! You will be able to procede on with your treatment. I don't know if you are a smoker or not - if you are (and are still smoking) you need to quit now (as soon as possible before radiation therapy) for the best chance of a cure.

If your kid's haven't had the HPV vaccine yet, please seriously considered having them vaccinated. I don't know if there is a genetic component involved in being able to clear an HPV infection properly - but we pointed this out to our young adult son when we discussed this with him. He has had two of Gardasil shot, and is scheduled for the third this month.

All the best,
Maria


CG to husband - SCC Tonsil T1N2M0 HPV+ Never Smoker
First symptoms 7/2010, DX 12/2010
TX 40 IRMT (1.8 gy) + 10 Cetuximab
PET Scans 6/2011 + 3/2012 clear, 5 year physical exam clear; chest CT's clear of cancer. On thyroid pills. Life is good.