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Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 130 | The kids tell me that there is a "practical" use. That practical use does infact increase your chances of oral cancer. (wink, wink) I can't stand the sight of the things. To me "facial" piercings remind me of the tags on the ears of animals. I tell my childern that what they do is they find the "ugly" people and tag them! And tongue rings make me want to gage.
40 yr old. Stage IV SCC found left tonsil. PET/CT shows cancer on base of tongue, floor of mouth, lymph nodes on both sides. HPV 16 pos. 6 weeks of cisplatin, 43 days of radiation. 73gy on each side.
ND March 2, 2009
reoccurance dx'd Aug 19, 2009
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