I was interested- glad to see you mentioned that sometimes no radiation is part of the protocol- I had the HPV-16 cancer in tonsil and 1 lymph node - in April 2023- I had both tonsils removed with the one with cancer being a radical tonsillectomy- along w a right neck dissection to remove the one lymph node- this was at mayo - they said stage one no radiation but the NAVars blood test every 3 months for 2 years— I keep getting feedback - questions from well meaning friends questioning why I did not have radiation!
I will check again w my dr on my next follow up-on this site it seems most people get radiation- so makes me a bit nervous!!