 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Welcome to OCF! Im so sorry to read about what you've been thru. You are lucky to have had the right doctor do the biopsy to discover your oral cancer (OC).
Over the years Ive been here, Ive seen all ages get OC. It could be for any number of reasons including their own body's predisposition. Years ago cell phones were touted as being dangerous. Im sorry but I dont know what the outcome to the studies was. Long term usage may not have been reported either as the popularity od cell phones wasnt as much before around early 2000's. I havent seen anything yet about a new rapidly growing group of female patients who are young and non-smoking. There is 5-7% of patients who do not fit any of the main causes of OC that are deemed to have no known cause. OCF does have quite a few of the no known cause segment, both men and women.
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive  | 
