12-29-2009, 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Ayla_SquareTurtle
They don't have any proof, it's just speculation. I think one of the researchers just wants an excuse not to go down on his wife.
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Originally Posted by Dcat
This sounds like nothing more that an marketing piece for Merck to promote their upcoming male HPV vaccinations.  |
They like to scare us!
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/display.php?id=1559
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But before we panic?it?s just one study?let?s put throat cancer in perspective. Despite the fact that nearly all Americans engage in oral sex, throat cancer accounts for a tiny percentage of the roughly 1.5 million cases of cancer diagnosed every year. According to the Cancer Facts & Figures report released by the American Cancer Society in 2007, we will see 35,000 cases of oral cancer this year?that?s tongue, mouth, pharynx, and ?other oral cavity.? That compares to 271,000 cases of digestive-system cancers, 229,000 cases of respiratory cancers, 220,000 cases of prostate cancer, 180,000 cases of breast cancer.
And let?s put HPV in perspective, too. While most sexually active adults are exposed to HPV at some point, our immune systems usually ?clear? the virus on their own. So not every HPV exposure leads to infection, and not every HPV infection is lifelong. Clearly, men and women need to keep an eye on their throats?and researchers are, according to reports, working on a saliva test for HPV?because when it comes to cancer, early detection saves lives.
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