WEDNESDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) -- Tonsil and tongue cancers linked to human papillomavirus (HPV) are most responsive to current chemotherapy and radiation treatments, while those that express high levels of a growth factor called EGFR are the least responsive and most deadly, a new study concludes.

This article reports on a JCO study finding that 40 percent of men with advanced tongue and tonsil cancers were infected with human papillomavirus (HPV). The study's lead author is quoted recommending that the HPV vaccine be considered for male adolescents. The article also mentions another JCO study, which found that people with tumors having high HPV levels were more likely to respond to treatment.

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Now researchers are finding that many oral cancers in men are also associated with the virus.

I was reading the news link on Empowher, regarding the moral objections to the HPV vaccination.

Many parents will not allow their girls to have the vaccination because they believe it will encourage them to have sex. Since behaviors like smoking leads to cancers, so having sex leads to HPV. Both are behaviors that are preventable, say the objectors to this vaccine.
Kimberly Martinez, executive director of the Abstinence Clearinghouse, a nonprofit group that advocates teaching children not to have sex rather than to have safe sex.

Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH, Infectious Disease, STD/HIV Prevention Epidemiology explains what a sexually transmitted infection is & what women need to know about them.

Medical Director of the Seattle STD/HIV Prevention and Training Center, Dr. Marrazzo discusses the most common & most beneficial protections against chlamydia.

I was reading the news link on Empowher, regarding the moral objections to the HPV vaccination.

Many parents will not allow their girls to have the vaccination because they believe it will encourage them to have sex. Since behaviors like smoking leads to cancers, so having sex leads to HPV. Both are behaviors that are preventable, say the objectors to this vaccine.
Kimberly Martinez, executive director of the Abstinence Clearinghouse, a nonprofit group that advocates teaching children not to have sex rather than to have safe sex.

By RUSSELL GOLDMAN
ABCNEWS

A newly published study links the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus, or HPV, to lung cancer, adding lungs to the list of organs scientists say are susceptible to cancer as a result of contracting the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States.

Recent studies have found connections between HPV and cancers of the mouth and throat, but the University of Louisville study released late last week is the first to associate the infection with lung cancer.

By Alan Mozes
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter

FRIDAY, April 25 (HealthDay News) -- Although smoking is well-established as an independent risk factor for lung cancer, two new studies suggest that two different viral infections might boost a smoker's already substantial risk for developing the disease.

By Dennis Thompson
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter

FRIDAY, April 18 (HealthDay News) -- For the first time, a doctor's arsenal now includes a vaccine that can actually prevent cancer.

Sex is just one of the topics on the brains of women entering EmpowHer.com’s Give the Gift of Giving contest. Women were asked to share the best health advice shared with them and the response has been amazing. Here are a few tips from our entrants.

Jessica recommends getting vaccinated against HPV.