I agree with Minnie on her point of assuming that all smokers get oral cancer from smoking and not HPV. I find it bizarre that they are not testing tumors in smokers for HPV also and from my point fo view, makes the study flawed.

Now let's get back to helping this person beat this disease.

Take care,
Eileen

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Aug 1997 unknown primary, Stage III
mets to 1 lymph node in neck; rt ND, 36 XRT rad
Aug 2001 tiny tumor on larynx, Stage I total laryngectomy; left ND
June 5, 2010 dx early stage breast cancer
June 9, 2011 SCC 1.5 cm hypo pharynx, 70% P-16 positive, no mets, Stage I