Welcome to the bus nobody really wants to ride. But we are a close and friendly bunch. I'm new but from everything I read concurrent chemo and radiation provides better outcomes. The platinum based chemo improves the effectiveness of the radiation.

And I never read yet that having the cancer HPV+ was a reason to not include chemo with the radiation.

I would surely do more research, get better informed, and ask some probing questions to get better answers why your treatment is not CRT rather than RT.
Don

Don
Male, 57 - Great health except C
Dec '12
DX: BOT SCC T2N2bMx, Stage 4a, HPV+, multiple nodes
1 tooth out
Jan '13
2nd tooth out
Tumor Board -induction TPF (3 cycles), seq CRT
4-6/2013
CRT 70gr 2x35, weekly carbo150
ended 5/29,6/4
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