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Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,293 Likes: 1 | Welcome to OCF. sorry you were not diagnosed for so long. It does seem very odd a needle biopsy was not performed much earlier. No matter of your HIV status, some enlarged lymph node or tumor in the oral cavity should warrant at least a simple FNA biopsy.
I guess the swab test is looking for infection. Can one assume that due to HIV status, there is a strong bias that something is an infection rather than a tumor?
Your report is unusual if not unique here so please do post more about your story.
Don Male, 57 - Great health except C Dec '12 DX: BOT SCC T2N2bMx, Stage 4a, HPV+, multiple nodes 1 tooth out Jan '13 2nd tooth out Tumor Board -induction TPF (3 cycles), seq CRT 4-6/2013 CRT 70gr 2x35, weekly carbo150 ended 5/29,6/4 All the details, join at http://beatdown.cognacom.com | | |
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