Frank,

I'm not sure I understand your question or the "no clinical value" statement made by your doctors. I assume your bio tested positive for HPV 16 which means that your cancer was caused by the HPV strain 16 and that has recently proved of clinical value, i.e. the difference between HPV + and HPV - cancer. But if your question is am I still HPV + ? and their response is "no clinical value" then I would still scratch my head. Yes there presently is no HPV test for males other than a bio but if you were still positive I would think that would be of some clinical value to someone and I would hope as I did with me that our rad Tx would kill not only the cancer but the virus as well. Not an expert here but I still have a million unanswered questions about this virus that tried to kill me.

David

Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.