Hi Tabitha, I have never drunk or smoked in my whole life. I have a healthy life habit and there is no family history of oral caner, either. Maybe a 'draw of luck'(sigh!)that I came across such a devil in my mid 40s.In Hong Kong, tonsil cancer is a very rare type of cancer and that is one reason why my family doctor and two ENT specialists misdiagnosed me as ordinary tonsillitis.

Karen stage 4 tonsil cancer diagnosed in 9/01.

Karen stage 4B (T3N3M0)tonsil cancer diagnosed in 9/2001.Concurrent chemo-radiation treatment ( XRT x 48 /Cisplatin x 4) ended in 12/01. Have been in remission ever since.