Hi Dino! First, take a deep breath & breathe! It is not cancer until a pathology report says so. It could be so many other things. Be proactive about your health & #1 quit smoking, #2 limit alcohol. Forget about the HPV, I don't think there's much you can do about that, but the smoking & alcohol you can! If the sores continue, be proactive & get them checked out. Let us know how it goes. Erik


dx 2/11/04 scca bot T3 IU 2B MO poorly differentiated, margins ok, 3/16 modest, jaw split, over half of tongue removed, free flap from left forearm - finished chemo & rad treatment 5/20/04