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Most adults will have HPV at one point or another in their lives. It is nothing to be ashamed of. For the majority of people who have HPV, their body will clear it without them ever knowing they even had it. HPV does not show symptoms like other diseases. At this time there is more unknown about HPV than is known, even about the transmission. Click on any of the word HPV in this paragraph and read more about it. We also have a newfeeds you can check out that carries the most up to date news articles about both HPV and everything oral cancer.

Best wishes with everything!

Christine
SCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44
2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07
-65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr
Clear PET 1/08
4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I
surg 4/16/08 clr marg
215 HBO dives
3/09 teeth out, trismus
7/2/09 recur, Stg IV
8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy
3wks medicly inducd coma
2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit
PICC line IV antibx 8 mo
10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg
OC 3x in 3 years
very happy to be alive smile