Definitely it could be something else... an infection...? Hopefully it's nothing but diligence is important. We had a young mom here with a tongue cancer, then a recurrence in her tonsil, non HPV. For those of us with no known cause - I imagine it can occur anywhere, and despite the fact that MOST tonsil cancers are HPV related, that's not 100 %.. hugs

Cheryl : Irritation - 2004 BX: 6/2008 : Inflam. BX: 12/10, DX: 12/10 : SCC - LS tongue well dif. T2N1M0. 2/11 hemigloss + recon. : PND - 40 nodes - 39 clear. 3/11 - 5/11 IMRT 33 + cis x2, PEG 3/28/11 - 5/19/11 3 head, 2 chest scans - clear(fingers crossed) HPV-, No smoke, drink, or drugs, Vegan