If they plan to do surgery, ask them to make sure pathology tests for HPV. Some places do this as a matter of course while others need a request. We had to ask for it. (My husband was also a non-smoker, non-drinker - pathology came back negative for HPV. )

Anita


Husband Dx 12/02 Stage 4 Tonsil Cancer T1N2bM0; surgery, radiation, chemo 1/03 - 4/03.