Get any concerned area looked at and stay on top of your health. Consult with different doctors if need be until you feel comfortable with their opinion.

Re the poll...as long as I've been posting to this site it has not encouraged any polls for obvious reasons, i.e. we are such a small and uncontrolled sample that any results would be meaningless. If you are interested in posters' particulars check out their Signature Line. Most that were confirmed HPV+ state so but there are many that weren't tobacco users that either didn't test positive for HPV or didn't get tested. A recent statistic says that up to 70% of the new oropharyngeal cancers are attributed to HPV. While the tobacco users continue to decrease in the U.S. oral cancers are on the rise and it may be attributed to HPV picking up the slack.

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.