Pookie,

Actually you are a "typical" OC patient as lately we are seeing a lot of people who present themselves just like you, i.e., non smokers, young(er) and HPV negative. There now seems to be 3 distinctive "typical" OC patients coming to this site,

1. Tobacco users, Primaries everywhere except the BOT and Tonsils and HPV-,

2. Non tobacco users, Primaries BOT or Tonsils, younger than group 1 and HPV+ and

3. Non tobacco users, Primaries usually in the tongue, younger than group 2 and HPV-.

These are just my observations.


David

Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.