[quote=leowilliams]CAN ANYBODY HERE HELP ME??[/quote]
Well, if you don't shout at ppl that might be a good start. I understand your concern, we all go through having to deal with all the same questions and issues as you are experiencing now.
First, the rule is cancer NE 100%. (ne=not equal) There is no such thing as 100% when discussing cancer. I'm too tired to take that on but that pretty much is the deal. So, eliminate the goal to have anything related to cancer to be firmly committed to at 100% certainty. There are a few certainties but not many so the sooner you get used to this notion, the better.
Second, If you don't have cancer then the topic of
HPV is irrelevant.
HPV p16+ staining is a test that can be done on the cancer to determine if it has this specific typing and if so, all experience so far indicate this type of cancer responds far better to current standard of care treatment meaning better outcomes.
If the tests came back negative for cancer, then there is no need to discuss
HPV at all. Only if you had positive test results for cancer and being SCC then the topic of
HPV is something to pursue.
Third, the dentist seems to be offering a "screening" for oral cancer. Nothing except for a biopsy is going to indicate if you have cancer. So he indeed may seem more knowledgeable but in fact may be just truthfully explaining his test service. Standard cancer biopsy testing does not provide the
HPV+ indication, that is a different test.
Fourth, to answer your question CAN ANYBODY HERE HELP ME??, The answer is 100% YES, and answer is YOU. If your reading thus far has not enabled you to connect the dots on between HNC cancers and
HPV+, then YOU need to calm down and do more research or get more consultation and listen to what the professionals are saying. Yes, listen not hear them. I am sure you are hearing them, you may be blocking out some of what they are saying; some of what I am repeating here.
Fifth, why they did not suggest removal of the tumors, I don't know. Are you sure the biopsy did not remove it all? I have too little info here to discuss this matter but understanding what the options are to resolve the tumor makes perfect sense. You need to get back to the ENT and get his report or what options he is recommending.
Good luck and keep asking questions and listen and seek the truth.
don
