I was just posing the dilemma I had, and the decision I looked at in the past. I went with the radiation after researching and thinking. UCI Health in Orange, CA is a top place, but the HPV 16+ is coming in with the baby boomers. It's essentially an STD I got from cunnilingus that takes 25-30 years to develop. But the jury isn't out because I smoked for 40 years off and on.

But the assessment is how much of the time I have left do I want to spend on recovering from radiation therapy vs. what are the odds and what happens if I'm unlucky? I opted for radiation treatment and I've been healing for six months now. But I took off across the USA, hitting Vegas, Zion Natl Park, Bryce Canyon, the Arches Natl Park, the Grand Canyon, Meteor Crater, Petrified Forrest, Roswell, Carlsbad Caverns, and 3 days in the French Quarter in New Orleans - so even while I heal, I get around and have fun and see sights.