Thanks. My understanding is HPV P16 is the strain that does respond well to treatment and is slow growing. There are many kinds of HPV but if he has the common P16 and it came back at 10 months this seems reasonable and in the range. Check this chart out although it does not specify if p16. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15178408/hpv-survival.png

Just to clarify my definition of fast vs slow. A "fast" growing cancer would spread in a few weeks or a month or two. When slow growing is mentioned the tumor can take many months to grow so much easier to catch and treat.


Don
Male, 57 - Great health except C
Dec '12
DX: BOT SCC T2N2bMx, Stage 4a, HPV+, multiple nodes
1 tooth out
Jan '13
2nd tooth out
Tumor Board -induction TPF (3 cycles), seq CRT
4-6/2013
CRT 70gr 2x35, weekly carbo150
ended 5/29,6/4
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