Risky business

[laurel love]

I bumped into this information and thought I'd share. I have read some of these facts about HPV before, but, the throat cancer and the spreading through kissing and sharing water is a new one, for me anyway.

I wonder if the higher risk at ages 60-70 is a reflection of a lowered immune system or the fact that many older guys will dispense with protection when having sex with strangers. I find older gentlemen will make those comments "We don't need that sweety, I'm O.K.". Is that why STDs are higher in the aging population?

Anyway, here is a portion of the article:


"........HPV 16 is one of the two strains of HPV most often associated with cervical cancer. HPV 16 and HPV 18 are also known to be responsible for most anal and penile cancer cases. Recently, Johns Hopkins University's new research links HPV16 to oral cancer as well.

Oncologist Maura Gillison of the Ohio State University and researchers at the National Cancer Institute made a startling realization: The HPV virus that is known to cause cervical cancer is also the cause of a new form of cancer.

Human papilloma virus (HPV) caused tumors to grow in the tonsils or in the tissue that remains after tonsillectomy. [Article: Mouth Cancer and the Human Papilloma Virus, Rdoc.org.uk]

Gillison and researchers estimate that HPV tonsil cancer is increasing at a rate of 5% a year. About 4,000 people, 75% of them are men, develop throat cancer annually and more than half of them die. In fact, oropharyngeal cancer is as common as leukemia and it claims more lives than cervical cancer.

People can transmit one strain of the HPV virus through oral sex, French kissing or even just sharing a water glass. Sexually active men age 15 to 49 can become HPV infected at any time. However, their risk of oropharyngeal cancer is at its highest between 60 to 70 years old.

There is no cure for sexually transmitted HPV viral infection, thus, prevention is a recommended option. Having a healthy and monogamous relationship (or cover, my edit) is the first step to HPV control and prevention. Help fight HPV.

References:
1.Facts About HPV Division of Cancer Epidemiology Copyright © 2010 McGill University (www.mcgill.ca)
2.Fact Sheet: Human Papillomaviruses and Cancer: Questions and Answers, National Cancer Institute, NIH, DHHS (www.cancer.gov)
3.Fact Sheet: HPV and Men Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Copyright © 2010CDC.gov (www.cdc.gov)

 

[mistressfreyja]

Sharing a water glass????

Living in a bubble is becoming more and more appealing. haha

Plus, I could just roll my bubble down lonsdale and float across the water. Fuck the seabus.

In all seriousness, it's epidemic proportion. But, risk is part of the human condition. Prevention sounds good, but what about anyone who had HPV, and THEN got into a monogamous relationship. They are still at risk of oropharyngeal cancer between ages of 60-70.

Or, like any other person who doesn't have OCD and/or hypochondriac tendencies, I have shared many glasses of water over the years.

 

[laurel love]

The article doesn't mention which strain of HPV can be passed with sharing a glass of water, though. Not all strains of HPV cause cancer either.

I was thinking of the bubble too, that would be funny sex eh? Boing, Boing!

 

[jnewton]

The article doesn't mention which strain of HPV can be passed with sharing a glass of water, though. Not all strains of HPV cause cancer either.

I was thinking of the bubble too, that would be funny sex eh? Boing, Boing!

Instead of Boink, Boink?

 

[Pillowtalk]

http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/07/09/nb-seniors-sex-education-stds-558.html

A recent study in the Annals of Internal Medicine shows that the number of people over 50 who are being diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection is rising in an alarming fashion.


"It's a lot of education that needs to take place and these stats are clearly showing, when you have like, 88 per cent of males accounting for gonorrhea cases and over a 166 per cent increase in a population going into their 50s and 60s, you've got to say, we need to ramp up some education here," Warren said

http://www.wpbf.com/health/23508952/detail.html

However, many seniors are having unprotected sex and contracting a myriad of sexually transmitted diseases. Health officials said seniors are contracting herpes, gonorrhea, HIV and AIDS at alarming rates.


According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Floridians over the age of 40 have the fastest growing rate of chlamydia cases of the last ten years -- many of those new cases are seniors.

 

[FunSugarDaddy]

Pretty much my thoughts exactly. I think if you keep worrying about how you're going to die, you take a lot of the fun out of living.

Sharing a water glass????

Living in a bubble is becoming more and more appealing. haha

Plus, I could just roll my bubble down lonsdale and float across the water. Fuck the seabus.

In all seriousness, it's epidemic proportion. But, risk is part of the human condition. Prevention sounds good, but what about anyone who had HPV, and THEN got into a monogamous relationship. They are still at risk of oropharyngeal cancer between ages of 60-70.

Or, like any other person who doesn't have OCD and/or hypochondriac tendencies, I have shared many glasses of water over the years.

 

[vancity_cowboy]

http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/07/09/nb-seniors-sex-education-stds-558.html


http://www.wpbf.com/health/23508952/detail.html

both US studies. one specifically confined to florida, the other a less specific canadian article that quotes a US study as its proof of the severity of the situation but only gives generalized alarming sounding warnings

i think this is another case of biased study and yellow journalism, jumping on the feminazi bandwagon