My husband has just completed 7 weeks of radiation and chemo at MDACC orlando branch. We are very happy with the care and treatments (DR'S were great) He still needs to see a surgeon to determine whether or not he must have his lymph nodes removed. We would really like to know what was the cause of this cancer. It is base of the tongue. He smoked as a teenager and up until he was in his late twenties or early thirties but has not used any tobacco since. We would like to explore the HPV connection. We have no knowledge of having HPV. The doctors say don't worry about what caused it--just get better. That is true to some degree but we think we owe it to others to learn the causes. Has anyone pursued this in depth??
Meredith