Point well taken about addictions...I think we all have things that have overtaken our lives at some point which we wish we could change. In my working career I was very involved with helping folks conquer addictions through group therapy.
The real purpose of this thread is to find information about SCC being a more aggressive cancer among non-smokers and if there are any facts to support that notion. I'll descend from my anti-smoking soap box smile
Fran B.

SCC Base of tongue diag. April 04 Stage IV, mets to rt. neck multiple nodes 35 rads+8 boosts First recurrence Jan05. Rt.rad neck dissection Feb02/05. Recurred with bone mets in neck July 05.
Committed to survival with dignity.