Posted on 03/20/2014 8:47:49 PM PDT by BenLurkin
The first symptoms of throat and mouth cancer -- also known as oropharyngeal cancer -- may differ depending on whether the condition is caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), a small study suggests.
Oropharyngeal cancer arises in the throat, soft palate, tonsils or base of the tongue. Smoking is a major risk factor, as is chronic infection with certain strains of HPV -- which causes warts in the genitals, mouth and anus, and is the most common sexually transmitted disease in the United States.
Although oropharyngeal cancer is relatively uncommon, the rate of HPV-linked cases has been rising -- particularly among white adults younger than 55. The reasons aren't clear, but experts suspect that changes in oral sex practices have a lot to do with it.
(Excerpt) Read more at webmd.com ...
I am sure there must be much worse things then being bi-polar, at times it is a bear, though.
Didn’t know Douglas blamed his wife, if true he is a total a$$hole.
I wonder if the proliferation of modern baths and showers has anything to do with it...?
which causes warts in the ......... and anus,......Damn! I thought I sat on a toad.
You know, I just do not know enough about it to make an intelligent judgement. What I thought was, and I may be wrong, but I thought that HPV was an acquired thingie, and that one could not pass it on, unless one had it first. I just don't know.
I’m no expert, either, but from what little I know, I have the feeling this is being passed on by oral sex.
I’m not sure that oral sex was such a big deal in the old days, when people went weeks or months without bathing....
Regards.
I pray that some disease takes him down, if he already isn’t infected with something. This man is so skinny, and warty on his face, and who knows how many more warts he owns. He’s evil, and one day he will get his...
Great illustration, BenL. The guy came to mind instantly as I read the article. He’s like the poster boy, isn’t he? And unashamed.
Apparently he did. Of course, his excessive whoring before his wives has nothing to do with his disease now. /s
I meant living with one.
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