Hello Groc, and welcome to the OCF. Don't worry about offending anyone with your questions. We've all been through the "is it cancer?" and "what if it is" scenarios so everyone here understands your concern and wish you all the best. Your diagnosis is somewhat life altering as now you need to be vigilant but certainly not panicked. If it does turn into cancer, you will be right on top of it in it's early stages when treatments have a very high success rate. Keep us posted ok?

David R. 65 yr old male non-smoker, light drinker, stage 3 or 4, depending on which doc you ask, scc rt. tonsil, 2 nodes, 7 weeks radiation and chemo. No surgery. Teatment ended 3/20/08. PET scan 8/08 showed no cancer.
And now, as of oct, 2010, caregiver to wife, Linda, with breast cancer.
May, 2013, Linda diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian cancer. Enuf already.