 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 2,152 | Yeh, they never bother to test the tumors of us smoker/drinker types. Just assume it is the tobacco/alcohol rather than HPV connection. And the marijuana itself may be less harmful than tobacco, but you still have to same burning paper and heat in your mouth so I don't see much difference but I guess you are not going to smoke 3 packs of day of marijuana. Take care, Eileen
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Aug 1997 unknown primary, Stage III
mets to 1 lymph node in neck; rt ND, 36 XRT rad
Aug 2001 tiny tumor on larynx, Stage I total laryngectomy; left ND
June 5, 2010 dx early stage breast cancer
June 9, 2011 SCC 1.5 cm hypo pharynx, 70% P-16 positive, no mets, Stage I
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