 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | I am glad that Dr Gillison is continuing her HPV studies. Without her HPV would still be pretty much a little known cause of OC. Without this site and it's connection to Dr Gillison I might never have pushed to get tested for HPV 3 threes ago. My RO and I talk frequently and he tells me it won't be long before HPV+ SCC will be Staged differently (lower) than HPV- SCC which seems to be a natural extension of the continued studies and their findings on HPV. He also thinks before long we may see different (perhaps less brutal) Tx recommendations tailored to the new Staging.
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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