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To: GourmetDan

“Yep. Most likely viruses carried to her ovaries by the ‘issue’ of her partners.”

I don’t know where you are getting your medical information, but promiscuity is not a risk factor for ovarian cancer. Cervical cancer is caused by a virus that is transmitted sexually, but ovarian cancer has independent risk factors.

Age is the biggest, with most cases occurring in women who have reached menopause. Fertility drugs also seem to be a risk factor. Girls who develop early, and postpone childbearing until after 30 are at increased risk (it appears to be related to the number of complete menstrual cycles) and around 10% can be traced to a gene mutation.

Ms. Dunham may or may not have been promiscuous (I have no way to know this) but it is highly unlikely that her sexual activities were the cause of her ovarian cancer.


74 posted on 11/22/2008 6:29:08 PM PST by ga medic
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To: ga medic
". . . it is highly unlikely that her sexual activities were the cause of her ovarian cancer."

And this COD is claimed by whom?

yitbos

86 posted on 11/22/2008 8:15:58 PM PST by bruinbirdman ("Those who control language control minds.")
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