Hi, Everybody,
I have been wondering the same thing myself. I never smoked in my life, they ran an HPV test on me when I had my surgery, and that was negative, and my drinking was a glass of wine when I would be watching TV in the evening or reading - I would also have a margarita when my husband and I went to a Mexican restaurant. Now that I am (slowly)recovering, I am almost afraid to even have one glass of wine. I even hesitated about the communion wine in church.

Female, nonsmoker, 70, diag. 5/09 after tongue biopsy: stage IV. Left hemi-gloss. and left selec. neck disec. 30 lymph nodes removed May 20. Over 7 weeks daily rads. with three chemo. PEG removed 12/4/09 Am eating mostly soft foods. Back to work 11/09 Retired 4/1/11. 7 clear scans! Port out 9/11. 2/13. It's back: base of tongue, very invasive
surgery involving lifestyle changes. 2/14: Now speaking w/Passey-Muir valve. Considering a swallow study. Grateful to be alive.