Orpheangeal Cancer due to HPV Virus

Coffee59

I have been in remission since July 2023. Cancer free do far. I am so worried about the Cancer coming back. Is there anyone out there had this Cancer? Did it come back?

wbcgaruss

Welcome, Coffee59, to the CSN Head and Neck discussion forum.

Well, Coffee, what you are having is a normal reaction and thought pattern all cancer patients have.

Sometimes right after treatment is finished people will get concerned and sometimes worry about cancer coming back. I think it is normal to have a concern about cancer coming back because the brutal treatment of Head & Neck is still fresh in your mind and valid concerns of going through something like that is within us and very concerning up to the point of excess worriment.

My thoughts are did you think about getting cancer before you got it, I would venture to say no to hardly at all.

So my thoughts are now that you had cancer the chance of your cancer coming back is very low to zero if your treatment worked well and was effective in getting rid of the cancer which I would say at this point was successful or you would have known it by now.

As far as getting a new cancer I would say your chances are what they were before your other cancer. The same odds and percentages of risk are there for everyone but not everyone gets cancer or a recurrence or gets a second cancer. We sure wonder why and I am not sure anyone really knows. All I can say is put these thoughts in the back of your head as far as they will go and live the new lease on life you have since getting rid of cancer with great zeal and joy. It is certainly possible to get cancer again, I had it 3 times, some have had it more, some less. There are those out there with having17 to 20 years under their belt with no recurrence or new cancer. Live life, pray a lot, trust in God, and don't give it a second thought unless you have to, and then we deal with it as another bump on the road of life.

Biggest Emotional Challenge Of Hearing You Have Cancer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pz50YQ4N2fU

Below is a link to a good article covering this subject…

What Percentage of High Risk HPV Infections Become Cancerous?

https://www.healthline.com/health/what-percentage-of-high-risk-hpv-turns-to-cancer

Below here are a couple of videos that may help about the odds of getting cancer or getting it again…

Causes and Risk Levels of HPV-Related Head and Neck Cancer are discussed with Johns Hopkins Medicine's Head and neck cancer surgeon Carole Fakhry and medical oncologist Tanguy Seiwert. They discuss the commonality of HPV, the causes of human papillomavirus (HPV)-related cancers and the risk level of being diagnosed with cancers if you have HPV.

Causes and Risk Levels of HPV-Related Head and Neck Cancer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdxxJA59U1w

Head and neck cancer surgeon, Wayne Koch, answers frequently asked questions about head and neck cancers, including symptoms, risk factors, treatment and quality of life issues..

Head and Neck Cancer | Frequently Asked Questions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pt4E14HXw9Y

Survival rates of HPV-related head and neck cancer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDUlHcEFo1E&t=359s

I hope this helps some.

By the way our motto on here is (NEGU) Never Ever Give Up

Wishing You The Very Best

Take Care, God Bless,

Russ

Also, I highly recommend you check out the "Superthread" at the top of the Head and Neck page as it is loaded with links and info to help you.

Coffee59

https://csn.cancer.org/discussion/comment/1719372#Comment_1719372

Thank you so much for all the info. Happy Holidays..

wbcgaruss

You are so welcome, Merry Christmas and a good New Year to you also.

Wishing You The Very Best

Take Care, God Bless,

Russ

wbcgaruss

Then maybe you should…

And when using that time your doctor recommended count your Blessings, we all have more Blessings than we realize…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXZyIIwduBA

And don't let one user that thinks he owns it stifle your involvement in the site there is plenty of room for anybody and everybody.

You can post and read right around this user.

By the way, congrats with in remission since July 2023 what a Blessing.

I pray you get clear scans in the future and NED (No Evidence Of Disease), or as some doctors like to say, "I've reviewed your scans, and they simply look Unremarkable."

Also, I recommend when you get a chance check out the "SuperThread" at the top of the page on the home page of the Head and Neck Forum here. It is a gathering of information, links, videos, etc. to help those dealing with H&N cancer.

Take Care, God Bless

Russ

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