Michael Douglas: Bush's fault!
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It's a blood test.
How is that supposed to work, exactly? The hair of the dog and all that?
Hair of the cat in this case.
So, if I had to chose between dying from throat cancer from smoking, dying from throat cancer from alcohol, dying from throat cancer from radiation, and dying from throat cancer from eating way too much delicious pussy...
But don't do this at home kids. Always play safe.
But don't do this at home kids. Always play safe.
How is that supposed to work, exactly? The hair of the dog and all that?
Zeta rays.
http://www.cdc.gov/std/hpv/stdfact-hpv-and-men.htm
Is there a test for HPV in men?
Currently, there is no HPV test recommended for men. The only approved HPV tests on the market are for screening women for cervical cancer. They are not useful for screening for HPV-related cancers or genital warts in men.
- Screening for anal cancer is not routinely recommended for men. This is because more research is needed to find out if it can actually prevent anal cancer. However, some experts do recommend yearly anal cancer screening (anal Pap tests) for gay, bisexual, and HIV-positive men – since anal cancer is more common in these men.
- There is no approved test to find genital warts for men or women. However, most of the time, you can see genital warts. If you think you may have genital warts, you should see a health care provider.
- There is no test for men to check one’s overall “HPV status.” But HPV usually goes away on its own, without causing health problems. So an HPV infection that is found today will most likely not be there a year or two from now.
- Screening tests are not available for penile cancer.
JRulz! here...
After the pap smear is collected, IF an abnormality is noted the lab can run a test looking for HPV in the sample. If it is found then the risk for cervical cancer can escalate.
There actually isn't a test per se for guys as can be seen in the above CDC website comment.
IIRC, in the USA studies have shown within 4 years of becoming sexually active, as many as 80% of female college students are already HPV positive. This shows how wide spread the virus is, and why early intervention with the vaccines are recommended.
Although the above snippet suggests HPV simply goes away and is no longer a problem for many people, one should not let complacency take over, as can be seen from another page at the CDC site
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http://www.cdc.gov/hpv/whatishpv.html
A person can have HPV even if years have passed since he or she had sexual contact with an infected person. Most infected persons do not realize they are infected or that they are passing the virus on to a sex partner. It is also possible to get more than one type of HPV.
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JRulz! again...
Here's a "one size fits all" fact sheet from the CDC, with lots of numbers.
http://www.cdc.gov/std/HPV/STDFact-HPV.htm
How common are HPV and health problems caused by HPV?
HPV (the virus): Approximately 79 million Americans are currently infected with HPV.
About 14 million people become newly infected each year. HPV is so common that nearly all sexually-active men and women will get at least one type of HPV at some point in their lives.
Genital warts: About 360,000 persons in the U.S. get genital warts each year.
Cervical cancer: About 12,000 women in the U.S. get cervical cancer each year.
Other cancers that can be caused by HPV, including some vaginal, vulvar, penile, anal, and oropharyngeal cancers: Each year in the U.S., HPV is thought to cause an estimated
- 2,100 vulvar cancers,
- 500 vaginal cancers,
- 600 penile cancers,
- 2,800 anal cancers in women,
- 1,500 anal cancers in men,
- 1,700 oropharyngeal cancers in women,* and
- 6,700 oropharyngeal cancers in men.*
About 21,000 of these cancers are potentially preventable by HPV vaccines.
Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP) is very rare. It is estimated that about 820 children get juvenile-onset RRP every year in the U.S.
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JRulz! And finally... be aware that the above numbers are for the US only.
These numbers are even more frightening...
http://globocan.iarc.fr/factsheets/cancers/cervix.asp
Cervical cancer is the third most common cancer in women, and the seventh overall, with an estimated 530,000 new cases in 2008.
More than 85% of the global burden occurs in developing countries, where it accounts for 13% of all female cancers.
High-risk regions are Eastern and Western Africa (ASR greater then 30 per 100,000),
Southern Africa (26.8 per 100,000),
South-Central Asia (24.6 per 100,000),
South America and Middle Africa (ASRs 23.9 and 23.0 per 100,000 respectively).
Rates are lowest in Western Asia, Northern America and Australia/New Zealand (ASRs less than 6 per 100,00).
Cervical cancer remains the most common cancer in women... only in Eastern Africa, South-Central Asia and Melanesia.
Overall, the mortality: incidence ratio is 52%,
and
cervical cancer (is) responsible for 275,000 deaths in 2008...
about 88% of which occur in developing countries:
53,000 in Africa,
31,700 in Latin America and the Caribbean,
and
159,800 in Asia.
An old man talking about how many women have gone down on him.
Maybe I'm weird, but I can't help thinking that since giving oral is giving pleasure to someone *else*, it's perhaps better to take that risk than a selfish one. Somehow. Karma-wise, if nothing else.
Gardasil runs about 130 - 150 dollars a shot... and there are 3 shots per person in the series.
When one is trying to capture a certain population to protect them.... it makes sense to begin when they are most likely to benefit i.e. before they become sexually active.
If you concentrate on vaccinating that population, then a majority of the growing (young) population will be protected fairly quickly.
If you divert resources to vaccinate people who already have the virus, then there's 390 - 450 dollars in direct costs and untold "manhours" to vaccinate down the drain.
I was quite excited to see that the companies are releasing a MUCH LESS EXPENSIVE shot ($4.50) to the poorest countries to help them control their cerivcal cancer issues, although that's just one of the hurdles these countries face.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/10/h...accines-for-neediest.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
The vaccines must be kept refrigerated, and three doses are normally given over six months — requirements that add to the difficulty of deploying them in poor countries.
I loved the 60 Minutes interview where Charley Rose interviewed Bill Gates and he discussed how a local company created a super thermos which keeps 200 doses of vaccines safe in a setting w/o electricity... AND no battery. All it uses is 1 batch of ice and a little "space age technology".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=cPy0nWYYCFg#t=227s
Go to 4 min 10 sec on the interview for the super thermos.
[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPy0nWYYCFg[/yt]
When one is trying to capture a certain population to protect them.... it makes sense to begin when they are most likely to benefit i.e. before they become sexually active.
If you concentrate on vaccinating that population, then a majority of the growing (young) population will be protected fairly quickly.
If you divert resources to vaccinate people who already have the virus, then there's 390 - 450 dollars in direct costs and untold "manhours" to vaccinate down the drain.
I was quite excited to see that the companies are releasing a MUCH LESS EXPENSIVE shot ($4.50) to the poorest countries to help them control their cerivcal cancer issues, although that's just one of the hurdles these countries face.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/10/h...accines-for-neediest.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
The vaccines must be kept refrigerated, and three doses are normally given over six months — requirements that add to the difficulty of deploying them in poor countries.
I loved the 60 Minutes interview where Charley Rose interviewed Bill Gates and he discussed how a local company created a super thermos which keeps 200 doses of vaccines safe in a setting w/o electricity... AND no battery. All it uses is 1 batch of ice and a little "space age technology".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=cPy0nWYYCFg#t=227s
Go to 4 min 10 sec on the interview for the super thermos.
[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPy0nWYYCFg[/yt]
I'll just leave this here.
http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/celebrity/catherine-zeta-joness-mother-catatonic-2013060370642
http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/celebrity/catherine-zeta-joness-mother-catatonic-2013060370642
I stand corrected. The blood test is ineffective.
http://www.cancer.med.umich.edu/news/hpv-blood-test-and-cervical-cancer-2011.html
http://www.cancer.med.umich.edu/news/hpv-blood-test-and-cervical-cancer-2011.html
IF the blood test worked the point of it would be the same as getting a potential partner tested for any other STD.
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