Chances are......

I may be a little off on these statistics so please correct me if I am...

Approximately 90% of adult US population has been exposed to the HPV virus and their system clears it without the virus ever creating a problem or any ill effects. Only 1% of those with HPV ever have the HPV continue to turn into something more serious such as anal cancer, genital warts, cervical cancer and oral cancer. Of the HPV+ oral cancers about 95% of those are located at the base of tongue or tonsil areas.

The "light" your dentist discussed with you will show abnormal areas in a patients mouth. The test will not identify exactly what is abnormal about that area. Only thru a biopsy will you get a definitive cancer yes or no answer. Being that your biopsy report was clean, that leaves means you're clean whether you have the virus or not.

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Cardiac bypass 11/07
Cardiac stents 10/2012
Dx'd 11/30/2012 Tx N2b MO Stage IV HPV+
Palatine Tonsillectomy/Biopsies 12-21-12
Selective Neck Dissection/Lingual Tonsillectomy/biopsies TORS 2/7/13
Emergency Surgery/Bleeding 2/18/13
3/13/2013 30rads/6chemo
Finished Tx 4/24/13
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