 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | If you were/are not a tobacco user I would request an HPV test on the biopsy slides. Read more about HPV here on this site. You are very fortunate to have found this site as it will become your best weapon outside your Tx. Get as many Tx opinions as you want and don't let anyone cut on you until you are seen by a CCC. I had 4 doctors, 2 of which were cancer docs, that wanted to cut me up but Moffitt convinced me that was not the best alternative and I'm glad I kept gettong second opinions.
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.
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