Oral cancer

Discussion in 'Health & Fitness' started by timojin, Oct 27, 2016.

  1. timojin Valued Senior Member

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    The startling rise in oral cancer in men,
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...hat-it-says-about-our-changing-sexual-habits/
    Oral cancer is on the rise in American men, with health insurance claims for the condition jumping 61 percent from 2011 to 2015, according to a new analysis.

    The most dramatic increases were in throat cancer and tongue cancer, and the data show that claims were nearly three times as common in men as in women during that same period with a split of 74 percent to 26 percent.

    The startling numbers — published in a report on Tuesday by FAIR Health an independent nonprofit — are based on a database of more than 21 billion privately billed medical and dental claims. They illustrate both the cascading effect of human papillomavirus (HPV) in the United States and our changing sexual practices.

    The American Cancer Society estimates that nearly 50,000 Americans will be infected this year, with 9,500 dying from the disease. In past generations, oral cancer was mostly linked to smoking, alcohol use or a combination of the two. But even as smoking rates have fallen, oral cancer rates have remained about the same, and researchers have documented in recent studies that this may be caused by HPV.

    HPV infects cells of the skin and the membranes that lines areas such as the mouth, throat, tongue, tonsils, rectum and sexual organs. Transmission can occur when these areas come into contact with the virus. HPV is a leading cause of cervical, vaginal and penile cancers.
     
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    Reported as spam.

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  10. Orinda Fernandez Registered Member

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    Nice to know this information. For cigar users watch out.

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  11. Rosaline Kay Registered Member

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    I guess it's time to stop.
     

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