Welcome Liz61!

I’m sorry to hear about your friends situation. About 80% of base oropharyngeal cancer, mainly tonsil and base of tongue, are HPV related and have excellent treatment response. Finding a cancer doctor, on our case an ENT, is an important step. Being in NYC, like myself, you have access to some of the top head and neck cancer doctors and facilities around! Even still, insurance and other matters can offer the whole country, but I stuck it out here, and met some of the finest doctors and support staff in the industry.

Who did the biopsy to identify the cancer?

A few top places in NYC (manhattan) in no special order are:

Mt Sinai
Beth Israel Mt Sinai
NY Eye and Ear Hospital Mt Sinai
Memorial Sloan Kettering
Columbian Pres
NYU

I hope this helps.

10/09 T1N2bM0 Tonsil
11/09 Taxo Cisp 5-FU, 6 Months Hosp
01/11 35 IMRT 70Gy 7 Wks
06/11 30 HBO
08/11 RND PNI
06/12 SND PNI LVI
08/12 RND Pec Flap IORT 12 Gy
10/12 25 IMRT 50Gy 6 Wks Taxo Erbitux
10/13 SND
10/13 TBO/Angiograph
10/13 RND Carotid Remove IORT 10Gy PNI
12/13 25 Protons 50Gy 6 Wks Carbo
11/14 All Teeth Extract 30 HBO
03/15 Sequestromy Buccal Flap ORN
09/16 Mandibulectomy Fib Flap Sternotomy
04/17 Regraft hypergranulation Donor Site
06/17 Heart Attack Stent
02/19 Finally Cancer Free Took 10 yrs