HPV increases the cases of oral cancer in males
2008-02-05 13:41:55 (GMT) (Caymanmama.com - Health News News)(ATLANTA) — Sexually transmitted HPV virus which is responsible to cause cervical cancer in females is now held suspicious to be one major cause for oral cancer in males, as suggested by one recent study.
The HPV virus has been noted to cause the same number of upper throat cancers as the ones caused by alcohol and tobacco.
The only vaccine to cure HPV virus by Merck & Co. Inc, is at present given only to girls, but the Merck plans to ask for permission from the government this year for its dosage to be taken by boys as well.
Experts suggests that the main reason to provide vaccination to males is to avert the 12,000 cervical cancer cases that has been detected in U.S women every year. New studies may add more to this argument saying there might be the direct benefit for the men as well.
“We need to start having a discussion about those cancers other than cervical cancer that may be affected in a positive way by the vaccine,” said Dr. Maura Gillison, study co-author from Johns Hopkins University.
HPV or Human papillomavirus, which is the major cause that leads to cervical cancer in women, may also cause penile, anal cancer and genital warts that are risks specifically for males.
The recent study appeared for over 30 years of oral cancer of the National Cancer Institute. The study concluded an increase in the HPV-related oral cancer cases in men since 1973 uptil 2004.
“If current trends continue, within the next 10 years there may be more oral cancers in the United States caused by HPV than tobacco or alcohol,” said Gillison.
The good revelation is that the survival rates for cancer are also on the rise. The main reason is that the tumors that have occurred due to HPV responds in a better way to radiation and chemotherapy, said Gillison.
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