Posted on 06/03/2013 1:59:38 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Michael Douglas's announcement that his throat cancer was caused by human papillomavirus, a sexually transmitted disease, has raised awareness about a men's health trend doctors have been alarmed about for years.
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However, a link between oral sex and throat cancer is no surprise to experts.
"This is not a surprise by any stretch," Dr. Eric Genden, professor and chair of otolaryngology at Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City, told CBSNews.com. "There's an epidemic of HPV-related throat cancers."
Throat cancer, also known as oropharyngeal cancer, refers to tumors that occur in the tonsils, base of the tongue and upper throat. Smoking and alcohol use have been associated risk factors, but in recent years throat cancers related to the sexually transmitted virus human papillomavirus (HPV) have been on the rise.
HPV is an STD transmitted by oral and genital sex.
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Some HPVs have those symptoms. Some don’t. There are many different strains and a man can carry it forever and never know it.
Oral Sex....WHO then was he licking being the carrier of the HIV???
“I want to face the peril.”
No, it’s too perilous.
You’re evil
Due to her condition, CZJ was upset with Michael, then glad, and mad again.
Close your eyes! Once you get passed the smell you got it licked!
Of Interest.
Bunch of super overweight folks????
HBO therapy is generally reserved for wounds that are caused by Anaerobic bacteria infections....
I’m glad to hear this. I had thyroid cancer and I was looking for a way to blame my husband....
Whoever proved that he got it from going down on a woman?
He could’ve gotten it doing “role study” for his Liberace movie.
Exposes the lie behind the “must vaccinate all girls” for HPV. Boys were originally excluded from that sweeping order because they politicized it into a “women’s issue” to end all further debate.
“well, you’re JUST a man”
I was saying that men and women could get the disease and get cancer from it and expose it to partners of both sexes.
In any case, Michael’s personal physician was insistent, saying: “No more bushes!”
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