Oral sex can cause throat cancer

[AllegroRondo]

http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn11819

People who have had more than five oral-sex partners in their lifetime are 250% more likely to have throat cancer than those who do not have oral sex, a new study suggests.

The researchers believe this is because oral sex may transmit human papillomavirus (HPV), the virus implicated in the majority of cervical cancers.

The new findings should encourage people to consistently use condoms during oral sex as this could protect against HPV, the team says. Other experts say that the results provide more reason for men to receive the new HPV vaccine.


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Personally, I think I'll take the risk.

[Dragonbreathp9d]

1. I'm with ya on that one

:)

[Fran Kubelik]

2. I think they mean oral sex with a man, right?

They don't specify though.

[AllegroRondo]

4. It does say its a good reason for men to get the HPV vaccine

so Im guessing it applies to both men and women.

[Fran Kubelik]

7. I guess my point is that there needs to be a penis involved, right?

We're talking about blowjobs here and not oral sex performed on a woman. They're not clear on that in the article. I need to read more, I guess.

[Katina]

39. if the person

receiving the enjoyment has HPV, they will spread it to their partner. It's irrelevant whether the partner or the receipiant is male or female.

[Fran Kubelik]

40. interesting

my ob/gyn told me i was less likely to get cervical cancer because i am gay.

[liontamer]

8. actually they mean both sexes

It's a function of exposure to specific HPV strains that shed on delicate tissues (i.e. mouths and genitals). nothing special about going down on men.

[MissMillie]

9. just curious...

how would a condom decrease risk when a man is going down on a woman?

[AllegroRondo]

13. um, you use something else

specifically, a sheet of latex called a dental dam.

dont ask me how I know.

[liontamer]

15. if you cut off the rolled part

and cut it lengthwise, it will function as a dental dam which can then be placed over the vulva.

[Shine]

3. Uh oh.....well I guess that blows it for me then!

:scared:





:evilgrin:

[Inchworm]

5. Like a pig on a sinking ship...

I'll eat and smile :9

:hi:

[Left Is Write]

6. I read this as, "Oral throat can cause sex cancer."

[In_The_Wind]

10. Whoops

Oh well. It won't do any good to worry now.

[SPKrazy]

16. awww, it'll be okay

:hug:


no good to worry now :D

:hi:

[In_The_Wind]

18. I feel so much better now.

No worries, carry on and all that...

[SPKrazy]

23. glad to be of service

:evilgrin:

;)

[In_The_Wind]

26. speaking of being of service ~

in a thread about oral sex could lead to trouble


:evilgrin:

[SPKrazy]

30. I realize that completely...

:D


:evilgrin:

;)

[Zuiderelle]

11. And you are 250% more likely to catch the flu shaking five people's hands than just one.

And if you go in for five separate operations requiring blood transfusions, you are (or could be theoretically) %250 more likely to be infected with HIV than if you had only one operation.

I don't think I get the point. It's pretty obvious that you expose yourself to more of anything by participating in more of anything.

[triguy46]

12. The National Lampoon reported that it was the leading cause...

of car wrecks, back in 1974. :woohoo:

[SarahB]

14. Let's run through the stats.

http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/o/oral_cancer/prevalence.htm

According to this site, it's the occurrence of oral cancer is 1 in 9,411 and that includes tobacco chewers and smokers as well. Let's say my giving head (or receiving it) makes it 250% greater, that makes it still roughly 0.03%. I'll take the odds. :hide:

[Dangerously Amused]

17. Right. And the cig afterwards has no carcinogenic effect whatsoever.

[SarahB]

20. Of course it does.

I don't smoke (well, I smoke 2 packs a year because I'm weak sometimes), but my point was that I'm sure that has an effect as well.
A life lived has risks. It's up to us as to what risks we want to take and to what level I suppose. :)

[Dangerously Amused]

32. Ha ha, oops. I meant to reply to the OP.

And I meant it to be funny rather than snotty. But it didn't really come off that way, I'm afraid.


Damn.


:banghead:



Sorry!


:hi:

[Elidor]

19. For some reason, that gives me a woody

Heh. You said oral sex.

[DS1]

21. Eh. It's worth the shortened lifespan

[idgiehkt]

22. I hate headlines like that

I know they are trying to get readers but wouldn't "exposure to HPV causes higher risk of certain cancers" be more accurate? I mean, we know it raises the risk of cervical cancer, and there is a vaccine for it, so it's almost a moot point.

[The Traveler]

25. There you go again

insisting on sanity and clarity from the journalistic community. Demand, demand, demand. Some people are just so hard to please ...

B-)

(Trav ducks)

Hi idg!

:hi:

[idgiehkt]

33. hey,

how are you? I hope you are doing well. :hug:

[The Traveler]

35. Doing well

Pulling an all night coding binge ... but other than that things are great!

:toast:

[RiffRandell]

24. Joke all you want.

Check this site:

http://www.oralcancerfoundation.org/

Mu husband was 39 when diagnosed with oral cancer. He was a "social smoker". Treatment for oral cancer is THE worst. Sickly chemo, and radiation to your throat so bad he had a feeding tube and spit mucus every 30 seconds in a bucket for 6 months. He took it better than most, at stage 3, and lost 75lbs.

The Dr doesn't think his tumor was HPV+, but I'm going for my annual on Wednesday and having my gyno do the HPV test along with my pap, as every woman who hasn't had the vaccine should to see if they have the strains that could cause cervical cancer.

Oral cancer has a high recurrence rate. My husband finished treatment 03/06, quit smoking right at diagnoses in 11/05 and had surgery last Monday for a vocal cord polyp, which wasn't a polyp, it was mild dysplasia, aka abnormal cells left untreated could have turned into cancer.

Don't mean to lecture, but just be aware, this cancer is becoming more prevalent in younger people who don't smoke or drink heavily.

[Katina]

38. I hope your husband stays healthy

and your points are on target. This study is really important. I saw it a couple of months ago and it hasn't gotten the attention it deserves. I wonder why.

[LeftyMom]

27. OH MY GOD WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE!!1!!

[Deja Q]

29. Sooner or later, it is inevitable.

All things considered, I'd prefer later.

[havocmom]

28. Driving or riding in a car can result in your being killed in a wreck

Nobody gets out alive. Might as well live.

[sarge43]

31. And mother's milk causes everything

With thanks to the Zen Master, George "No Prisoners" Carlin

[madinmaryland]

34. And something else causes blindness.

Yea, whatever.

[regnaD kciN]

36. Breathing is a life-threatening activity...!

Fully 100% of those who breathe will die in less than 150 years.

[Katina]

37. HPV does cause cervical cancer in women

they have a vacine to prevent it but the f*cking holy rollers are blocking it because getting a f*cking vacine may cause girls to become sexually promiscuous :eyes: Because HPV is assumed to only be a problem for girls/women, even insurance companies won't properly cover the cost like it does with other vacines. We all know that this is a country that still thinks women's issues are secondary. If the research shows that men too are at risk, maybe, just maybe, the HPV vacine will get the support that it should have and be given to both boys and girls with proper coverage and not blocked by some f*cking holy rollers.