Mauricio, welcome to OCF. Im not sure where exactly your cancer was located at, the minor glands??? Hopefully your doctor is very familiar with oral cancer patients and has worked on many cases. I also do not know how Mexico works with cancer treatments. What I do know is that you are a very very lucky person to have caught your cancer early. You may not have this kind of luck again. If you continue to smoke eventually it will catch up to you and you might not get thru it next time. Do yourself a favor and throw away the cigs and give yourself the best chance at a nice long life.

Im sure someone who is one of our HPV+ experts will answer those questions for you.


Christine
SCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44
2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07
-65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr
Clear PET 1/08
4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I
surg 4/16/08 clr marg
215 HBO dives
3/09 teeth out, trismus
7/2/09 recur, Stg IV
8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy
3wks medicly inducd coma
2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit
PICC line IV antibx 8 mo
10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg
OC 3x in 3 years
very happy to be alive smile