[quote=fishmanpa]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.

"T" [/quote]

The vast majority of the above post is not what I originally posted. The "T" and the end and the initial sentence asking to "correct me if I am..." are mine, the rest is not. Not that the information is incorrect, but I didn't write it! Now, the option to edit my own post are gone.

When I asked to "correct me" in the OP, I didn't ask to have my words altered and my message changed. I've read the T&C and see nothing that states a post would be altered. There was nothing in my post that was in violation of the T&C. Do the admins of this site alter the posts of it's members?

"Tom"

I'm editing your post so you can see what happens if anyone does ( which we do not unless what you say is harmful to someone and then we just delete the post as a rule.) So I've changed your name to Tom and added this copy you are reading. Notice that it makes the post as edited and I don't put that part in, the system software does. If I go back to edit the post again, I do not see that system comment where I can delete it. But it changes the time of my editing.