David,
I had a Dr. at UCSF yesterday tell me that while there is no clinical evidence, she would suggest that I get the HPV vaccine after I recover from my treatment regimen. There is some preliminary data that suggests that the Guardasil vaccine may help to strengthen the immune system against a reoccurence of an HPV induced cancer.

Also, have you ever bothered to determine if your p16+ test results really meant that you have HPV. If so, did you go through the academic exercise of which strain of HPV that you have?

My wife says I am getting ahead of myself by thinking about this issue and that I should focus on getting through the treatment. Just can't help myself. I am, however, very grateful that I have settled on a course of treatment and that it will begin soon.
Thanks,


Frank

SCC Right Tonsil Dx 2/25/2008 at age 43
T1N2B M0,Stage IVa
8mm primary removed 3/5/08
4cm lymph node removed 2/22/08
2 additional sub cm nodes
Tx at Stanford: 30 x IMRT, 2 x Cisplatin,
Started radiation 3/27/08, Completed 5/7/08
p16+, HPV 16+
2 Year Post-TX PET CT 5/10 - CLEAR