Hi All,

One are that my mind has gotten caught up in is HPV status and how it relates to our partners. Iknow my knowledge is very limited and may be wrong, so I wonder if others here have more insight or understanding.

I know that most individuals are exposed to HPV at sometime in our lives and science doesn't quite understand, at this time, what makes it cause cancer in some individuals and not others. I also know (well believe) that we can have HPV+ tumors but test negative for HPV (through Oral Swaps, PAP smears, etc.) So I guess some of my questions are - if we have/had an HPV+ tumor, are our partners at a greater risk for cancer? And my nightmare scenario - if my HPV+ cancer is successfully treated, would I be at a greater risk of another cancer if my partner is HPV+? Does the cycle keep repeating?
(And I am talking lifestyles with 1 committed partner?)

Thanks in advance,
Nancy



Nancy
Age 56 at diagnosis
Neck Lymph node removed 11/2012
Tonsillectomy perfomed 12/2012 - identified as primary
SCC Left Tonsil with Left Node involvement, DX 12/2012
RX started 1/29/2013, finished 3/23/2013;
Daily IMRT (35 Sessions)
Weekly Taxol/Carboplatin (6 weeks)
PEG placed after week 4 (3/1/2013)
PEG removed 6 1/2 months later (8/12/2013)