 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | This article describes the conclusions of one researcher that studied the charts of 87 patients and tries to dispute the study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Feb1, 2008 which studied over 45,000 SCC patients. I think proper weight should be given when weighing the 2 conclusions. Certainly a lot more information is missing about HPV and perhaps early conclusions reached may change over time. In November the NCI's Head and Neck Steering Committee will convene a "state of the science meeting to help identify and prioritize research needs and to lay a platform plan for the development of future clinical studies to advance the field". My RO, Dr Andy Trotti (Moffitt)will share a panel with Dr Maura Gillison (Johns Hopkins) and HPV will be a hot topic.
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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