I found out July 2004 (two weeks before my 44th birthday) of SCC in my right cervical lymph node, it turned out to have come from my right tonsil. After a modified radical neck dissection, I went through seven weeks of radiation, cisplatin, and Erbitux. I just had my one month check-up and so far so good.

I was one of those who didn't smoke and didn't drink except occassionally but was unlucky enough to get tonsil cancer anyway. I found this site after Googling anything I could read on SCC and tonsil cancer. There is not much out there. But I did come across a mention that there could be a link between the Epstein-Barr virus and tonsil cancer. (I had mono when I was 17 and it is caused by the same virus). Has anyone come across more information about this possible link?