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Head & Neck Cancer | Last Active: Jan 18, 2020 | Replies (61)
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The removal of a tumour should have removed the HPV virus (?) but I think you should have a good discussion with your doctor about any further treatment. Sounds as if you have been very lucky to have caught the cancer early! Carcinoma in situ?
I wouldn't trust the immune system to deal with any lingering disease because cancer evades the normal defences of the body. Not sure about the HPV issue. Hope your doctor think you have had enough treatment!
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I had a similar situation with a growth at the rear left top of tongue about the size of a pencil eraser. No therapy can done because I am on 24/7 oxygen and the mask they make will not fit over. If they had found any other squamish cell lumps or growths or tumours they would have considered radiation. I have my mouth checked by my dentist every 3 months as she was the doctor that found this originally. HPV can be removed because it is viral. I think that HPV is often present with ovarian cancer too.