Not just David. My radiation oncologist who was "bullied" into testing my Alex can now sit back on his laurels as being in the forefront of current thinking. After Alex, he asked for half a dozen other patients to be tested resulting in a very steep learning curve for our Cancer Co-Ordinator smile

I can't wait for the news releases to filter down under, where I will pick them up, send them through to our RO and congratulate him for his foresight. Hopefully this will encourage the continuation of his new behaviour!!! I will also take some credit as I rise in goddess status with my Alex for pushing this cause so hard in the face of absolute negativity and at times, out and out derision.

Well done DavidCPA and OCF - I know how hard this is/has been.

Karen
PS our regulatory authority (TGA) changed the indication for Gardasil (HPV vaccine) to include boys in November 2010. Now all we have to do is get it on the free list using a gender equality argument. Also thanks to DavidCPA who helped in private conversations with some background and ideas last year.

Karen
Love of Life to Alex T4N2M0 SCC Tonsil, BOT, R lymph nodes
Dx March 2010 51yrs. Unresectable. HPV+ve
Tx Chemo x 3+1 cycles(cisplatin,docetaxel,5FU)- complete May 31
Chemoradiation (IMRTx35 + weekly cisplatin)
Finish Aug 27
Return to work 2 years on
3 years out Aug 27 2013 NED smile
Still underweight