TNM predictions , how accurate will this be?

Hi Salsa 

cancer research have a very good explanation of tumour staging here 

https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/mouth-cancer/stages-types-grades/stages-oropharyngeal#:~:text=There%20are%204%20main%20T,but%20no%20larger%20than%204cm.

It can change after scans. 
As far as I recall HPV is associated more with oropharyngeal cancer rather than anywhere else in the mouth. 
I’m not sure whether cancer anywhere else is routinely stained for HPV. It’s something to ask your consultant 
If your cancer is HPV related it certainly isn’t inherited. It’s caused by a virus that you caught years ago and which has remained dormant 

PS MX means distant spread can’t be measured because you’ve had no scan to look 

oral cancers are a bit different from ones in the throat and scientists are looking for genetic bio markers, hence the questions.They are looking at possible  inheritance of an oral cancer susceptibility gene

I am always in awe at how knowledgeable you and Hazel are. You always explain in terms that are easier to understand ( not that others are not knowledgeable) not being insulting to anyone. You help so many people on here 

Why thank you 

We try to help where we can. The whole thing is so shocking you end up like a rabbit in headlights and don’t ask questions. There’s never time for that necessary reflection before the initial consultations end 

The  other thing that has moved the goal posts is that we have access to our notes immediately. They are written between clinicians in medical language. 

Hi Debbie. We all remember the scared rabbit in headlight feeling. I look at it this way someone on cruk helped me everyday  . We became friends and met up it was her hubby that was 2 years in front of me. Sadly Emma passed away suddenly just as we arrived into Spain this trip. A totally different cancer. So in her memory I’ll continue to pop on here to pass my knowledge on while ever it’s useful. It’s a whirlwind as we all know in the beginning. 
Hugs Hazel