Thank you for the update, Gail. I have been very interested in all your posts concerning this trial.
When Mike was first diagnosed in July, I brought up the subject of the
HPV connection with each doctor. I'll never forget how they looked at me like I was from Mars. Then, each one gave some extremely lame response.
I didn't know if Mike had
HPV, I thought they might want to test for it. I knew it did not change anything, he still had SCC BOT, his treatment would be the same.
I also knew from reading on the National Cancer Institute web site that increasing numbers of younger, non or light smokers and drinkers where getting Oropharynx cancer. And they were reacting significantly better to standard treatment protocol.
Your in depth reporting on the trial helps satisfy my curiosity on the
HPV connection. Which Mike's doctors failed to acknowledge.
Thank you Barry and Gail for being participants in the study and for the well written reports. Keep us posted!
Ginny
(Mike's wife)
