Amy - My son was also a non-smoker and only occasional drinker and diagnosed with SCC . He had his last radiation treatment on 12/21/06. This site has been such a tremendous support to us and I know it will be to you, too. You have definitely come to the right place! My son's doctor told us that they are seeing more and more younger people with this type of cancer and he also mentioned the HPV connection. Gail - your post about the prognosis for HPV type cancers was so encouraging to me as well. I'm going to find out about the HPV testing at our hospital.

Anne-Marie
CG to son, Paul (age 33, non-smoker) SCC Stage 2, Surgery 9/21/06, 1/6 tongue Rt.side removed, +48 lymph nodes neck. IMRTx28 completed 12/19/06. CT scan 7/8/10 Cancer-free! ("spot" on lung from scar tissue related to Pneumonia.)