David,

Not a smoker and no he hasn't been tested for HPV. I think I get where you are going with these questions. They won't test him for HPV b/c they say it is irrelevant to the treatment, however I will address it again during the consultation with the new doctor this week. I realize if it is HPV then reoccurance of the cancer is less seen? We would have to probably pay out of pocket b/c Kaiser won't pay for the test. I hadn't thought of getting him tested until you brought this up just now. That might help us decide whether or not to continue more treatment. He is really suffering and not improving at all from that last chemo....
Vanessa