Hi there - welcome! I think everyone here would agree rads sucks but you weathered it and have done well. A lot of the BOT cancers here are HPV related - I'm an oral tongue cancer fighter... I too am non HPV related but I also don't and never have smoke or drink. While a lot of time it's a contributing factor - it's not always! Take care and good luck on your scan - also pets are notorious for false positives - though if you havent had surgery I might be less of an issue.Take care!

Cheryl : Irritation - 2004 BX: 6/2008 : Inflam. BX: 12/10, DX: 12/10 : SCC - LS tongue well dif. T2N1M0. 2/11 hemigloss + recon. : PND - 40 nodes - 39 clear. 3/11 - 5/11 IMRT 33 + cis x2, PEG 3/28/11 - 5/19/11 3 head, 2 chest scans - clear(fingers crossed) HPV-, No smoke, drink, or drugs, Vegan