Hi Shell,

I have struggled a lot with this dilemma as well! My doctor told me that since alcohol wasn't what caused my cancer in the first place, it was ok to drink in moderation. I will have 2-3 beers (max) if i go out on the weekends, but i don't want to risk it drinking any more. so i am permanently the "designated driver" amongst my friends, which is kind of a bummer but at least i am still here to drive!


Emily - 24 years old at diagnosis
HPV-, no risk factors
T2N2b Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Left oral tongue, poorly differentiated
Hemiglossectamy, reconstruction, partial neck dissection
30 Radiation treatments, weekly chemo (cisplatin)
1/13/12 last day of treatment
Diagnosed October 2011