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I was diagnosed with base of tongue cancer in 2006. The first comment out of the doctor's mouth was "How much do you smoke and drink?" Stunned from the initial shock, this comment angered me. I was not a smoker or a drinker. I was young and healthy. I exercised and ate right. How could I get cancer? Is the doctor insinuating I am responsible for this? I never heard of base of tongue cancer. Research on the Internet brought more questions than answers. Information on well known and trusted cancer sites often appeared outdated. Then I found The Oral Cancer Foundation web site. OCF's site is laid out in a user friendly fashion. You can dive in as deep as you desire if you are looking for answers. Links are provided to factual and science based studies and protocols. Additionally, and perhaps best of all is the patient forums. Here you will find people who had or are having exactly what you are going through. In my case, it helped a lot to find people my age and with the same type of cancer I had. The support I received as well as the information I got from The Oral Cancer Foundation site alleviated the anger that I had at first. They also gave me the strength to become a knowledgeable patient and proceed with treatment.

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