I am getting messages from someone on another site regarding a test for oral HPV.
It is my understanding that at this time , there is No reliable test for oral HPV. That it can only be diagnosed with a biopsy. Am I wrong?
she is also saying that there is a direct correlation between HPV on the cervix and oralHPV.
Is my understanding of HPV wrong?
Tammy

Caregiver/advocate to Husband Kris age 59@ diagnosis
DX Dec '10 SCC BOT T4aN2bM0 HPV+ve.Cisplatin x3 35 IMRT.
PET 6/11 clear.
R) level 2-4 neck dissection 8/1/11 to remove residual node - necrotic with NED
Feb '12 Ca back.. 3/8/12 total glossectomy/laryngectomy/bilat neck dissection/partial pharyngectomy etc. clear margins. All nodes negative for disease. PEG in.
March 2017 - 5 years disease free. Woohoo!