Kit,

that is great that you gave up the tobbaco ( YOU 2 LEE)... WHile they say it increases your risk for this kind of cancer ..I am proof you dont need to be doing any off it to get this ( not HPV in my case either ),, However by quitting you have just given yourselves a shot at an overall healthier life!! I am truley proud of you both ,,I am sure it wasnt easy . MY LIttle brother ( 31 LOL ) also has quit smoking after i got my diag, the reality of this disease really SUX !!! And while I have never been down south we got rusty old fillet knifes up here in NY too !!!! Maybe someday when we are all feeling 100% we can get together with all our families and go ona big ole fishin trip !!!!!