Thanks Tony. My physician made it clear that my HPV16 is a blessing.
However, I am a scientist and I will continue to inquire into alternatives. My guiding light in medicine is "do no harm" - as I noted earlier, I am not looking for conspiracy theories but genuine alternatives to radiation and chemo (and only between now and when my therapy is scheduled to start). If I do take the conventional route, and it seems likely at this point, it will be because I am fully informed, responsible for the decision and happy with it. I refuse to accept that major decisions like these are at all outside of my control.
Not only will I beat it, but I will do so happily and with the minimum harm to my structure and to my future. :-)
I love my neck and my living jaw, I'll not let go of them easily.
Last edited by Steven Zenith; 04-18-2014 11:42 AM.
Steven Ericsson-Zenith, Los Gatos, California.
Diagnosed six months earlier with TMJ Disorder.
In Late March 2014 Diagnosed with Cancer, a 2" tumour at the base of my tongue. Given a CAT scan, MRI and Chest X-Ray at Stanford Medical Center.
Referred to ENT Oncology at Valley Center, Santa Clara.
Biopsy 4/10/2014. Diagnosed with Squamous cell Carcinoma HPV16+
MRI, 4/12
Dental app. 4/17
First meeting with Radiology. 4/23
Dental treatment. 4/23
PET Scan. 4/29
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