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Title: Oral exercises can cause throat cancer?
Post by: Paul2 on December 18, 2007, 04:52:59 PM

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Oral sex linked to throat cancer
Test tubes
Scientists looked at tissue samples from patients
A virus contracted through oral sex is the cause of some throat cancers, say US scientists.

HPV infection was found to be a much stronger risk factor than tobacco or alcohol use, the Johns Hopkins University study of 300 people found.

The New England Journal of Medicine study said the risk was almost nine times higher for people who reported oral sex with more than six partners.

But experts said a larger study was needed to confirm the findings.

HPV infection is the cause of the majority of cervical cancers, and 80% of sexually active women can expect to have an HPV infection at some point in their lives.

   
It is important for health care providers to know that people without the traditional risk factors of tobacco and alcohol use can nevertheless be at risk of oropharyngeal cancer
Dr Gypsyamber D\'Souza, study author

The Johns Hopkins study took blood and saliva from 100 men and women newly diagnosed with oropharyngeal cancer which affects the throat, tonsils and back of the tongue.

They also asked questions about sex practices and other risk factors for the disease, such as family history.

Those who had evidence of prior oral HPV infection had a 32-fold increased risk of throat cancer.

HPV16 - one of the most common cancer-causing strains of the virus - was present in the tumours of 72% of cancer patients in the study...

Link (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6639461.stm)

Title: Oral exercises can cause throat cancer?
Post by: Viper_Fujax on December 18, 2007, 04:55:07 PM

correlation doesn\'t mean causation

at least that\'s what titans hoping

Title: Oral exercises can cause throat cancer?
Post by: Unicron! on December 19, 2007, 04:17:42 AM

Quote from: Viper_Fujax

correlation doesn\'t mean causation

at least that\'s what titans hoping

Correlation may indicate to the possibility of causation though.

Title: Oral exercises can cause throat cancer?
Post by: GmanJoe on December 19, 2007, 05:15:13 AM

Shut up and suck, Uni.

Title: Oral exercises can cause throat cancer?
Post by: Unicron! on December 19, 2007, 05:45:39 AM

Quote from: GmanJoe

Shut up and suck, Uni.

You shut up. I am worried about your throat. No special sauce for you until science clarifies.

Title: Oral exercises can cause throat cancer?
Post by: Coredweller on December 19, 2007, 07:41:40 AM

DAMN IT!  Why can\'t the Bush administration bury THIS report?

Title: Oral exercises can cause throat cancer?
Post by: GmanJoe on December 19, 2007, 10:14:11 AM

Quote from: Coredweller

DAMN IT!  Why can\'t the Bush administration bury THIS report?

Because this news sucks and blows at the same time. I\'m sure the Bush Administration had a hard time swallowing this data. It is a rather sticky situation for those who\'ve had more than 6 partners.

Title: Oral exercises can cause throat cancer?
Post by: Evi on December 19, 2007, 12:07:54 PM

You have to have the virus to begin with...

Title: Oral exercises can cause throat cancer?
Post by: Titan on December 19, 2007, 12:24:04 PM

The Bush administration fabricated this story so then people will practice abstinance ;)

Title: Oral exercises can cause throat cancer?
Post by: GmanJoe on December 22, 2007, 10:01:34 AM

Quote from: Titan

The Bush administration fabricated this story so then people will practice abstinance ;)

They put a gag order on this report.

Title: Oral exercises can cause throat cancer?
Post by: THX on December 22, 2007, 10:39:35 AM

yea post this right after i got one from a random chick last night

Toretto, it was YOU!!