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HPV Causing More Oral Cancer in Men

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DaMomb

over 5 years ago

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Source: AP


February 05, 2008

ATLANTA (AP) - The sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer in women is poised to become one of the leading causes of oral cancer in men, according to a new study. The HPV virus now causes as many cancers of the upper throat as tobacco an

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  • Dsc04173__2__max50

    DaMomb

    over 5 years ago

    1244 comments

    I couldn't have said it better myself Al...you really are the nice, "old fashioned" kinda guy aren't you?! ; ) In today's world, morals are really hard to come by!

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    al_chamizo

    over 5 years ago

    230 comments

    Darn it, I guess that eventually even holding hands will be found unhealthy. Don't get me wrong, my issue is with the present day acceptable morality practices, I believe that we need to go back to the basics, that the less partners (male and females), the less the probability of being infected, which implies that it's a choices issue more than an social issue. Being infect (STD) is bad, but the cure is not in a vaccine, but in choices we make.

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    Account Removed

    over 5 years ago

    DaMomb: I agree with you.

  • Dsc04173__2__max50

    DaMomb

    over 5 years ago

    1244 comments

    This is interesting. There had to be some way that HPV was going to affect males. Being an STD, it didn't make sense to me that males would only be "carriers".

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