What am I missing here sherrone? Who said you have a positive oral cancer diagnosis? Until someone does, you have something white in your mouth. Leukoplakia? Hope so. 75% of the time, untreated, it NEVER progresses to low grade dysplasia.... and even if it goes that far, only 25% of all dysplasias ever covert to cancer. Making the leap from being HPV 16 positive, even in your mouth, is not the same as having oral cancer, nor does it mean you will ever have oral cancer. The vast majority of people that develop aHPV16 infection clear it in a couple of months through their own immune system. You are jumping to the worst possible conclusions without the proper information.

Try to stay calm until the biopsy comes back.

Everyone one here has been through the agony of waiting for biopsy results. But equating an HPV16 infection with a diagnosis of cancer is a big leap, that does not happen in most people.