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Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 80 | Hi All, Recent newscasts and articles are highlighted the Roche Cobas Test (based on DNA?) as a potential better means of detecting HVP 16/18 testing for risk of cervical cancer. Since the HPV strains are the same ones that can cause oral cancer (as well as rectal cancer), I wonder if the test or similiar would/could be used in our cases also. I havent' seen any articles linking the testing outside of cervical cancer, but wonder if anyone here has more info/insight/thoughts? Thanks, Nancy
Nancy
Age 56 at diagnosis
Neck Lymph node removed 11/2012
Tonsillectomy perfomed 12/2012 - identified as primary
SCC Left Tonsil with Left Node involvement, DX 12/2012
RX started 1/29/2013, finished 3/23/2013;
Daily IMRT (35 Sessions)
Weekly Taxol/Carboplatin (6 weeks)
PEG placed after week 4 (3/1/2013)
PEG removed 6 1/2 months later (8/12/2013)
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Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 4,912 Likes: 52 | All meaningful testing in oral is from biopsy. There are no good predictive tests for oral HPV pre cancers, only for episomal HPV which is transient in most of the population. While there are several sold by dental offices they provide you no meaningful information. Needless to say this is a huge problem for those of us that are interested in early discovery.
Brian, stage 4 oral cancer survivor. OCF Founder and Director. The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.
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