RLM, There is a woman who often posts here, Gale, who's husband was treated at Johns Hopkins and who had an HPV-related and is now enrolled in a clinical trial for a vaccine against a recurrence of HPV. Hopefully she'll be along to post here soon.

As may not have been clear from my story above, there is actually a window where you can request a second opinion after your surgery about whatever you are told about the need for further treatment. You may want to keep that as an option even if you don't feel you need to get a second opinion at the start.

Nelie


SCC(T2N0M0) part.glossectomy & neck dissect 2/9/05 & 2/25/05.33 IMRT(66 Gy),2 Cisplatin ended 06/03/05.Stage I breast cancer treated 2/05-11/05.Surgery to remove esophageal stricture 07/06, still having dilatations to keep esophagus open.Dysphagia. "When you're going through hell, keep going"