Ever since I was DX'ed with HPV I have been advocating that everyone who "fits the HPV profile" get tested. Many more doctors test for HPV than they did 4 years ago but still not enough. Point is that until the number crunchers get good complete reliable input their conclusions won't be as accurate as they could be. In the past when HPV+ patients were not tested they tainted the HPV- pool and they will continue to do so until the 2 pools are purified as much as possible. There are also sub issues like introducing prior tobacco use with a HPV+ patient so I know we will never get perfect pools but I will continue to push for HPV testing until the researchers tell me it won't make a difference. There is also, in my uneducated opinion, a sub pool within the HPV- pool and that is the recent influx of HPV- non tobacco users that should be tracked and studied.

David

Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.