HPV Oral Cancer in Women

Pat Folsom went to her dentist to get a lesion on her cheek checked, imagine her surprise when she was told that she needed a series of test preformed. While doing a routine exam a dentist will check for possible (Oral Cancer) signs, by checking the checks, tongue, tonsils and larynx for lesions. 

Pat is a health care worker that has always known the importance of having regular checkups therefore she could not believe what she was hearing. She could not have Oral cancer she had never smoked nor drank heavily and there was no family history of (Oral Cancer).

In the US there are at least 34,000 new cases of (oral cancer) diagnosed each year and that number is growing. In the past oral cancer was considered a man’s disease, because there were 6 men with oral cancer to every woman now that number is 2 men for each woman.

Researchers believe that the numbers for oral cancer are higher due to women that now smoke and drink alcohol in excessive amounts as well as having more than one sexual partner.

In most cases women are found to have oral cancer caused by (type 16) of the human papillomavirus (HPV).

Cervical cancer is caused by another version of (HPV) both cancers are transferred through sexual activity. Health care providers can recommend (HPV) treatments for these types of outbreaks such as an all natural treatment.  Never use an over the counter treatment without asking your health care provider first, these treatments may cause irreversible damage.

Pat attributes finding the oral cancer to her biannual checkups with her dentist, where the lesion was found in its early stage, patients which find the cancer in the early stages have an 80 to 90 percent survival rate.

HPV causes irregular cells to multiply, The virus thrives in a moist, dark environment, said Dr. Youssef Obeid, a prosthodontist and director of Obeid Dental in Bethesda, Maryland. Prosthodontists specialize in tooth replacement, jaw restructuring, disease and injuries to the mouth. "The mouth is a perfect place for it to grow." By transferring the virus during oral sex, it stays in the mouth and causes lesions. Many eventually turn cancerous. "It’s something we are very much aware of and look for, especially in women," he said.

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Pennsylvania School District STD’s

Pennsylvania school districts have an alarming outbreak of (STD’s) and pregnancies. The school administrators are desperate to solve these problems.

The Times Herald-Record news paper and Fox TV News reported that an estimated 10% of 3000 students are infected with (STD’s) in Delaware Valley School District alone. The number of students infected, has caused the Center for Disease Control (CDC) to become alarmed also. An active search for students at high risk of (HIV) is now underway.

Students as young as 12 say that they are sexually active putting them at risk of sexually transmitted diseases (STD’s) such as human papillomavirus (HPV). As if the (STD) problem was not enough there are 24 students that are pregnant.

In June of 2009 parents’ received a letter alerting them of the (STD) outbreak. Maternal and Family Health Services are working closely with the school districts to educate students on the importance of birth control and safe sex.

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) released a report that stated that one in four teenage girls ‘between” 14-19 now had some form of (STD’s).

Pennsylvania schools emphasize abstinence: there are also classes that teach safe sex as well as birth control. The Board of Education is now trying to revise curriculum to further educate the students on safe sex as well as contemplating passing out (condoms). 

As yet a cure for (HPV) has not been found, but there is an all natural treatment that you can ask your health care provider about which will help control outbreaks.

 Planned Parenthood, American and Pennsylvania voters believe that young people want and need comprehensive sex education; sex education that includes information about abstinence, as well as information about healthy relationships, contraception, and the prevention of sexually transmitted infections. Real sex education works; it has been shown to delay intercourse, decrease the number of sexual partners, and increase use of contraception. Not surprisingly, the vast majority of the public agrees with a comprehensive, practical approach to sex education which extends across political parties and religious groups. In an April 2007 Pennsylvania poll, 83% of voters agreed that sex education programs should instruct students about both abstinence and ways to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, including birth control.

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