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Oral sex linked to cancer of the mouth
Suday Herald (UK) ^ | unknown | Sarah-Kate Templeton

Posted on 12/12/2002 8:13:17 AM PST by Sangamon Kid

Oral sex linked to cancer of the mouth

By Sarah-Kate Templeton

New research to be published next year will provide powerful evidence that oral sex can cause mouth cancer.

Doctors who first suggested a form of mouth cancer could be linked to the same sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer have found more data to back their controversial theory. Two years ago, the group from Johns Hopkins University in the US published a paper suggesting the human papilloma virus (HPV), the cause of most cervical cancer, can also cause mouth cancer.

A new study, to be published in six months' time, will confirm this research, according to Dr Maura Gillison, an oncologist and member of the Johns Hopkins group. The news comes as Scottish mouth cancer experts are calling for research to be done here into the suspected link with oral sex.

David Soutar, president of the British Association of Head and Neck Oncologists, said: 'We were involved in a pilot study which suggested that this is certainly something that we should look into.

'It should be investigated further, particularly in people who don't have any of the risk factors such as smoking and drinking.

'One of the things that has interested me over the past 15 years is the increase in the number of women with oral cancer. It used to be five men to one woman but it is now about two men to one woman. What we do not know is whether this is all down to smoking.

'When I see the increase in women with oral cancer I think oral sex has to be one of the causes. We also have to find out why the age group suffering from oral cancer is becoming younger. Ideally, we would want to look at the under-45s.'

Mr Soutar, a consultant plastic surgeon at Canniesburn Hospital and the Nuffield Hospital, both in Glasgow, says it is difficult to find people willing to discuss their sexual behaviour, but says we have to consider the possibility sexually transmitted viruses are one of the causes.

Finding out whether HPV is a cause of mouth cancer is all the more pressing now that new treatments are being developed to fight cervical cancer. A vaccine to stop cervical cancer could become available within five years and doctors believe a similar vaccine could protect against some oral cancers.

The vaccine works by boosting the immune system against strains of HPV. The vaccine against cervical cancer will be targeted at girls of about 12 or 13, before they become sexually active and vulnerable to HPV.

But Soutar warns that, unlike cervical cancer where most forms of the disease are caused by HPV, the sexually transmitted virus could only be responsible for less than 20% of mouth cancer cases. He said targeting a vaccine would therefore be more difficult.

'If we could identify the sub-group this would be of benefit. We know smoking and drinking is probably the cause in 80% of cases so we couldn't use it in the same way as the vaccine against cervical cancer. This would only be a small proportion of those who have oral cancer.'

In the past decade in Scotland there has been an almost 50% increase in oral cancer among under-45s, and in the last 40 years a fourfold increase in younger patients suffering from it. Oral cancer affects 3000 people in the UK each year and the problem is worse north of the border.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: cancer; catholiclist; fellatio; homosexuality; morals; mouthcancer; multiplesexpartners; oralsex; semen; sex; sodomy; values; wellthissucks
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To: Karsus
re:Please provide sources for your statment that Fellatio is a corruption of the sex act. )))

I thought he was a tenor?

161 posted on 12/12/2002 11:33:23 AM PST by Mamzelle
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To: Sangamon Kid
Everything is linked to cancer.
162 posted on 12/12/2002 11:33:44 AM PST by Darksheare
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To: alpowolf
Like when I sat through "Steel Magnolias"...

I hope she was grateful, veru grateful....

163 posted on 12/12/2002 11:33:51 AM PST by NeoCaveman
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To: Terriergal
funny thing is, in ancient times (except a select few places, a VERY few) homosexuality was considered unclean, leeches were used for medicine, and in asia bathing once a day was expected.
164 posted on 12/12/2002 11:45:57 AM PST by MacDorcha
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To: traditionalist
The indoctrination has gone well, has it not?

Last time I checked Dante wasn't an author of any Biblical book. In fact, Inferno was a satire. Maybe this was lost on you?

165 posted on 12/12/2002 11:47:16 AM PST by realpatriot71
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To: traditionalist
Fellatio is a corruption of the sex act, and hence it is a sin against nature

You seem to be of the opinion that sexual intercourse is strictly for procreation is that correct? Then by definition coitus interruptous is a corruption of the act and is therfore sinfull as well. And what if fellatio is performed as a stimulant and not as a complete act unto itself? would it be ok in this case if "formal" intercourse were the end result? Is manual maniplutation also sinful if it ends in ejaculation? I suppose using breasts for "deviant" purposes is really heinous then, eh? I never understood how anything a man and woman could do together is considered unnatural. It seems to come pretty naturally to most of us.

166 posted on 12/12/2002 11:54:49 AM PST by u-89
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To: pepsionice
listerine just leaves a bad taste in your mouth before and after......
167 posted on 12/12/2002 11:56:44 AM PST by vin-one
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To: realpatriot71
Hmmm...have to wonder if/when/where the government is going to require warning labels.
168 posted on 12/12/2002 11:57:24 AM PST by Tennessee_Bob
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To: xsmommy; general_re
I knew you had a good head on your shoulders, general! ; )

,,, what a winning line!

169 posted on 12/12/2002 12:00:21 PM PST by shaggy eel
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To: general_re
I've been married for almost nine years now, and I'm very gradually getting the hang of it,

YOU FOOL!

Never admit to understanding them, or "getting it," no matter how gradually. As soon as you do that, they change the rules and that screws it up for everyone else. Now, quick, say that you misspoke, that you aren't getting the hang of anything - that you were talking about shaving, or mowing the yard or something. There may still be time to cover this up!!!

170 posted on 12/12/2002 12:05:43 PM PST by Tennessee_Bob
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To: NYTexan
Toes?

That doesn't make sense. It's not even funny.... ;o)
171 posted on 12/12/2002 12:08:33 PM PST by Tennessee_Bob
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To: vin-one
Try the mint flavored......and Jolly Ranchers.
172 posted on 12/12/2002 12:10:30 PM PST by CougarGA7
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To: Tennessee_Bob
Hmmm...have to wonder if/when/where the government is going to require warning labels.

Probably should, you know, cause you have .005% chance of getting oral cancer . . .

173 posted on 12/12/2002 12:11:26 PM PST by realpatriot71
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To: Tennessee_Bob
Did I say I had a sense of what was going on? Actually, what I meant was that it's all a complete mystery to me. I thought we were talking about...football. Yeah, that's the ticket - football. I'm finally figuring out the rules to football....
174 posted on 12/12/2002 12:13:16 PM PST by general_re
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To: Wolfie
through a hole cut in the sheet

It's those folks that a few sheets with 'Two Holes' cut into them that may have a problem....

175 posted on 12/12/2002 12:13:57 PM PST by Coto
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To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA; christine
Ping!!
176 posted on 12/12/2002 12:15:40 PM PST by Argh
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To: realpatriot71
Probably should, you know, cause you have .005% chance of getting oral cancer . . .

Nah - I'm fine for now.

Want to hear some silly stories from the mail order pharmacy I work at??

177 posted on 12/12/2002 12:16:16 PM PST by Tennessee_Bob
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To: RadioAstronomer; longshadow; PatrickHenry
Egads!
178 posted on 12/12/2002 12:17:48 PM PST by Aracelis
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To: u-89
You seem to be of the opinion that sexual intercourse is strictly for procreation is that correct?

No. Expression of marital love and procreation together are the purpose sexual intercourse. My position is that of the Catholic Church. I recommend you read Humanae Vitae. In addition, while in many ways I am a critic of John Paul II, his writings on the theology of sex are extraordinary.

Then by definition coitus interruptous is a corruption of the act and is therfore sinfull as well.

Yes. Traditionally it has been called Onanism, after a biblical patriarch whom God executed for engaging in it.

And what if fellatio is performed as a stimulant and not as a complete act unto itself? would it be ok in this case if "formal" intercourse were the end result?

I'm not sure.

Is manual maniplutation also sinful if it ends in ejaculation?

Yes, masturbation is sinful.

I suppose using breasts for "deviant" purposes is really heinous then, eh?

I'm not sure what you mean by "deviant purposes."

I never understood how anything a man and woman could do together is considered unnatural. It seems to come pretty naturally to most of us.

Do you consider homosexual sodomy to be unnatural? A lot of homosexuals claim it to come natuarlly to them.

179 posted on 12/12/2002 12:18:38 PM PST by traditionalist
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To: Terriergal
Terriergirl, I see that you received a lot of response to your statement "I don't know too many women who find it very fun." but I would like to ask about the rest of your remark ie. "In those cases, oral sex is sinful because the activity is supposed to be mutually satisfying."

Are you saying here that if it isn't fun it is sinful??? Then if one enjoyed it it would be OK???

BTW I know women who enjoy very much every aspect of being a woman, with gusto, and take great pride in their abilities. I am not making that up either. In a different setting than FR I could even give exact quotes. I guess it just comes down to who one knows (or what they'll admit to).

180 posted on 12/12/2002 12:19:05 PM PST by u-89
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