[jalisco555]

Actually, I’m amazed that the American Cancer Society allowed word on the HPV-cancer link to get out. Even after a clear link had been established, they continued to repeat the bogus claim that it was caused by smoking.

It isn't bogus. Cigarette smoking is an independent risk factor for cervical cancer. Women who smoke have a 2-3X greater likelihood of developing cervical cancer compared to non-smokers. This is well documented and accepted.

[Gabz]

Squawk 8888 makes a very valid point, which you did not address. Squawk 8888 stated the ACS claims smoking is a CAUSE, you twisted that to be a risk factor.

While smoking may lead to an increased risk, it is not the same as being a cause, letting alone a leading cause, which is exactly what the anti-smoker industry, funded by the pharmaceutical industry, claim smoking to be.

HPV is the leading known cause of cervical cancer. The common claim is that since smokers are known to engage in risky behavior, ie smoking, they are also prone to engage in other risky behavior, such as unprotected sex, and ergo - smoking increases the risk of cervical cancer.

[CaliforniaCon]

Re: “It isn’t bogus. Cigarette smoking is an independent risk factor for cervical cancer. Women who smoke have a 2-3X greater likelihood of developing cervical cancer compared to non-smokers. This is well documented and accepted.”

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I know you are correct due to my massive amounts of researching this issue. If all girls became non-smoking nuns and never had intercourse, there would be few, if any, cases of cervical cancer. OTOH, nuns’ breast cancer rates are relatively high due to lack of carrying a baby or babies to term, which is related to breast cancer cases.

You can’t win!