It never ceases to amaze me how many people are stunned when I inform them that OC can very likely be caused by a virus.

I am not certain what caused my tonsil cancer, since it was prior to the strong evidence about HPV (and I was never tested for it), but it responded well to treatment, the tumor melting into oblivion after only 3 weeks of radiation (if only they could have stopped there ;-). There was no recurrence.

I am also certain that not drinking and smoking helped the outcome as well.