By Pamela Tom It was 1987. Lee Magnuson learned that he had HIV, the human immunodeficiency virus that would evolve into a global AIDS pandemic…. Read On
Condom Use Decline = More Reason To Get The HPV Vaccine
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From Palm Springs to Syracuse: One Man’s HPV Throat Cancer Journey
By Pamela Tom International HPV Awareness Day is March 4, 2018 As we age, it’s not unusual to develop difficulty sleeping. There are more frequent… Read On
Portland Man Fights HPV Throat Cancer with Optimism
By Pamela Tom How blogger David Gillaspie refused to surrender to HPV throat cancer “Why, why, why?” You may remember that infamous cry by… Read On
Rinse, Gargle, and Discover if You Have Cancer
By Pamela Tom New technologies promise early detection of HPV-related oral and throat cancer “Something’s in my throat, it feels like a lump,” said my… Read On
Beating HPV-Positive Throat Cancer
By Pamela Tom National Oral, Head, and Neck Cancer Awareness Week is April 12-18, 2017 For at least two years, 47 year-old Rob Clinton of… Read On
What It’s Really Like to Have Radiation and Chemo and Come Out With A Positive Attitude
John Thomas, California— In the late spring of 2013 my mother passed at 85 years, 2 weeks later I was diagnosed with stage 4A right… Read On
Motorsports Journalist Battles Stage Four HPV Throat Cancer
Bob Margolis, Pennsylvania— Bob Margolis had three types of cancers, including stage four HPV throat cancer. Bob passed away on September 21, 2016 after he… Read On
Utah Man Puts His HPV Throat Cancer Journey on Video
Tim Cretsinger of Cedar City, UT, was diagnosed with HPV throat cancer on December 12, 2013. He chronicled his six-week cancer treatment journey in a… Read On
43 Year Old Non-Smoking Mother Fights HPV Throat Cancer
Tammy Jordan, 43, Hattiesburg, Mississippi— I am a 43 year old, speech-language pathologist from Hattiesburg, Mississippi. I have been married for 21 years. I have… Read On
Robotic Surgery Helps HPV Tonsil Cancer Patient
Jim Traner, 60, United States— I am a 60 year old male who discovered a few months back (June 2013) that I had HPV cancer… Read On