Just a quick question. My ENT is telling me that the rate of recurrence for HPV tonsil cancer (after two years) is practically nil. He said it's rare after one year, extremely rare after two. What has everyone else heard? True, false??? He even told me (I'll be two years X-mas 2010) that I shouldn't even bother with PET scans anymore. My Oncologist already has me scheduled for August but I would love to be done with those things.

Any info is appreciated.

Last edited by brickster; 06-14-2010 01:20 PM.

Dx 8.14.08. 42 at diagnosis. Stage IV Tonsil. Tonsillectomy 8.25.08. Induction chemo (9.29.08) (taxol and carboplatin) 5 weekly treatments. 35 rad and 6 concurrent chemos. Finished 12.22.08. No peg, no port. Neck dissection Feb. 09