I have to say, that at this point being pretty much convinced theres something there in my case (I now have a small ulcerated area on the back of my right tonsil, but oh well, cant do anything about it til my appt. on the 29th), I do agree with what someone said above that if it isnt 0 percent, 2 percent, 5 or even 10 percent chance like so many cancers out there (late stage Colorectal, Pancreatic, Stomach,) that are much more common and not to mention painful, its worth fighting for. Given all the data that go into even the statistics themselves, 30 percent is something. I had extreme pain in my abdomen for along time that my doctors couldnt diagnose and I couldnt even go out anymore sometimes, I was convinced THAT was something with my pancreas. Now in retrospect maybe that was a little over the top for my age, but not with the oral disease, it seems to be attacking younger and younger everyday, so the odds are going to be skewed no matter who you get them from.

I had to sit back and analyze some of my feelings the other day, and reading all the stories on this site had gotten me sad, for both those suffering here, and knowing what might be coming for me. I was beginning to feel like there was no other possibility, but going back to the car forums I visit frequently, the truth is the main people who visit those sites, do so because they had a problem and need something answered. I imagine theres probably plenty of people everyday who never come here and make it through just fine.