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Research: Oral Sex Puts Men at Risk for Oral Cancer
By Mara Gay - AOL NewsRates of oral cancer are on the rise among men, and researchers say the culprit isn't the devil you might think. The rising rates of oral cancer aren't being caused by tobacco, experts say, but by HPV, the same sexually transmitted virus responsible for the vast majority of cases of cervical cancer in women. Millions of women and girls have been vaccinated against HPV, or human papillomavirus, but doctors now say men exposed to the STD during oral sex are at risk as well and may have higher chances of developing oral cancer. John Moore, Getty Images An oral cancer screening is ...
HPV Vaccine: Why Boys -- Not Just Girls -- Need a Shot in the Arm
By Sarah Wildman - Politics DailyWhy is HPV still considered a girls' disease? Today, "girls" well past girlhood are seeking the vaccine to guard against human papillomavirus and cervical cancer -- and, according to new findings by Dartmouth researchers, women aged 18-25 are more likely to get the $360 shots if they think their mother would approve. It's great that girls and women are being proactive. But where are the male counterparts? Why are women bearing yet another burden of sexual activity while their partners and boyfriends and husbands ride on the coattails of girls' earned immunity? (STD prevention now, just like ...
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