Nathan,
I drank and smoked for a lot of years. I got sober 8 years ago but my cancer was not caused by my years of hard living. You can beat this disease. Hang on to your sobriety. Feel free to contact me directly if you would like to discuss.


Frank

SCC Right Tonsil Dx 2/25/2008 at age 43
T1N2B M0,Stage IVa
8mm primary removed 3/5/08
4cm lymph node removed 2/22/08
2 additional sub cm nodes
Tx at Stanford: 30 x IMRT, 2 x Cisplatin,
Started radiation 3/27/08, Completed 5/7/08
p16+, HPV 16+
2 Year Post-TX PET CT 5/10 - CLEAR