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HPV Vaccine Recommended For Boys

HPV Vaccine Recommended For Boys

January 27, 2012 No Comments

Boys should be given the HPV vaccine, according to medical advice. A Canadian federal panel recommends that men aged nine to 26 receive the human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil. “Both genders contribute to the spread of HPV and develop diseases as a result of HPV infection,” advises the head of adolescent medicine at Montreal Children’s Hospital, ...

DIY Pap Smears?

DIY Pap Smears?

November 3, 2011 2 Comments

Have you ever fancied a bit of vagina-based DIY, but lacked the tools? No, I’m not talking about vibrators. We’ve been there, done that and bought the lubricant. Researchers from the University of London would like us (women, I mean)  to have access to a smear test we can perform ourselves, in our homes. Oh ...

Pubes For Publicity: Cervical Cancer Campaign Rubs People The Wrong Way

Pubes For Publicity: Cervical Cancer Campaign Rubs People The Wrong Way

July 1, 2011 No Comments

Most of us agree that campaigns aimed at spreading awareness and raising money for cancer research are positive. Most of us will also agree that the Julyna campaign is going a bit too far in the name of publicity. Julyn‘s mission is: To increase awareness of cervical cancer, and to promote healthy lifestyle choices in ...

More Cancer For Gay Men

More Cancer For Gay Men

May 10, 2011 No Comments

Gay men are almost twice as likely as straight men to report having had cancer, a new study reveals. The study of more than 120,000 people found that gay men weren’t only more likely to have cancer, but they would also be diagnosed about a decade earlier. Jason Warriner, Clinical Director for HIV and sexual ...

New HPV Test To Join Fight Against Cancer

New HPV Test To Join Fight Against Cancer

April 22, 2011 No Comments

It is unthinkable that 300,000 women are killed every year by a largely preventable and treatable disease, but there is hope this could change in the near future. A new diagnostic test has just joined the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in the fight against cervical cancer. This week an early detection measure, known as the ...

Boys Will Get HPV Vaccines, So Stop Fretting

Boys Will Get HPV Vaccines, So Stop Fretting

February 21, 2011 1 Comment

The idea that boys should get vaccinated for the human papillomavirus (HPV – the virus that leads to warts and possibly cancers) is not new. Currently there are programs to vaccinate girls because of the link between cervical cancers. Most women who get cervical cancer have had HPV at some point in their life. The ...

Punishment For Oral Sex? Cancer

Punishment For Oral Sex? Cancer

February 1, 2011 No Comments

A rise in head and neck cancers has been blamed on oral sex. “It seems like a pretty good link that more sexual activity, particularly oral sex, is associated with increased HPV infection,” said Dr. Greg Hartig, from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison. He said that up to ...

Oral Sex Is Not Evil, But Use Your Head

Oral Sex Is Not Evil, But Use Your Head

January 11, 2011 No Comments

Oral sex causes cancer! Oral sex is dangerous! Beware of oral sex! This is what some people are panicking about this morning after watching a show last night on the BBC called Is Oral Sex Safe? They talked about how oral sex leads to mouth cancer and how the numbers of people diagnosed are going up. They ...

Oral Sex Causes Cancer

Oral Sex Causes Cancer

October 18, 2010 No Comments

Rates of mouth and throat cancers are increasing and doctors say this is caused by oral sex. Well, not oral sex per se, but the human papillomavirus (HPV) which causes warts which people can get in their throats from giving oral sex which then leads to cancer. Most people would know about HPV in the ...

Conservatives Want To Increase Cervical Cancer

Conservatives Want To Increase Cervical Cancer

September 1, 2010 1 Comment

At least that’s what the end result will be if they prevent young girls from getting the HPV vaccine. HPV is a genital warts virus and it leads to over 70% of cervical cancers. There has been much controversy over girls as young as 12 getting this vaccine, and the most recent attack comes from ...

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Lazy Sunday Awful Proposal Post

  Usually getting fired is a bad thing. But, somehow, this woman is happy about it. Can you imagine...

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