Almost half of cancer deaths are caused by smoking, alcohol, or obesity

Re:Almost half of cancer deaths are caused by smoking, alcoh... by icegreentea2 on Sunday September 04, 2022 @12:45PM (#32714925)

> The researchers used ‘unsafe sex’ as a proxy for cancer risks associated with human papillomavirus (HPV) and other sexually transmitted viruses. Cervical cancer, which is caused by certain strains of HPV, is the leading cause of cancer deaths among women in sub-Saharan Africa.

HPV also plays into a variety of other cancers (throat/mouth, anal, penile, vaginal). Though cervical cancer has by far the strongest link.

Throat/mouth/neck cancers are actually strongly correlated with smoking, alcohol consumption, and HPV (https://www.cancer.gov/types/head-and-neck)

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Re:Almost half of cancer deaths are caused by smoking, alcoh... by mc32 on Sunday September 04, 2022 @01:06PM (#32715195)

Was this what struck Michael Douglas?

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Re:Almost half of cancer deaths are caused by smoking, alcoh... by freeone3000 on Sunday September 04, 2022 @01:11PM (#32715246)

It's a good thing we have a vaccine for several of the cancer-causing HPV variants now. It's essentially a vaccine against some cancers -- I would get it if you can.

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Re:Almost half of cancer deaths are caused by smoking, alcoh... by skeeter2020 on Sunday September 04, 2022 @01:47PM (#32715635)

and yet we run into a strong religious resistance because if some skewed logic around HPV vaccine => wanton premartial sex. Once again the patriarchy strikes.

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