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Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 126 | My doctor told me that alcohol can cause a recurrence if it was the culprit to begin with; however, given my age at diagnosis, he said alcohol was not the cause, and told me it was ok to continue to drink in moderation. This was also at a leading CCC... who knows! I do try to drink in moderation, and only on weekends, but it's tough giving it up completely for me. Hopefully this isn't a death sentence, but I just feel no one really knows!
Emily - 24 years old at diagnosis
HPV-, no risk factors
T2N2b Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Left oral tongue, poorly differentiated
Hemiglossectamy, reconstruction, partial neck dissection
30 Radiation treatments, weekly chemo (cisplatin)
1/13/12 last day of treatment
Diagnosed October 2011
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