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so what is the truth about HPV?
So, What is the real answer about HPV? Can a person rid of the virus, or do u have It for life. I know someone who rid themselves of Hep B which is also a virus. Is It possible or proven of HPV?
recent study found that the incidence of a certain type of oral cancer
linked to human papillomavirus (HPV) increased by 225 percent from
1988 to 2004 nationwide, highlighting a growing public-health concern
over cancer-causing oral infections.
But experts at the University of Mississippi Medical Center say the public
should be far more concerned about the use of tobacco and alcohol as risks
for oral cancer than with contracting oral HPV.
In fact, while there may not be enough data yet to sound an alarm about
HPV-linked oral cancer, 26 percent of Mississippians are smokers, one of the
highest rates in the nation. That is exactly why physicians and dentists at the
Oral Oncology Clinic urge patients, friends and UMMC employees to take
advantage of the free oral screening scheduled Friday, April 27, as part of a
national oral, head and neck cancer awareness event.
the oral sCreeNiNg eveNt will be from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at the
clinic’s location in the Jackson Medical Mall Thad Cochran Center. Those
interested in signing up for a screening are asked to call (601) 815-1181.
“Most people at some point in their lives get exposed to various forms
of HPV,” said Dr. Kristen Otto, assistant professor of otolaryngology. “There
are dozens of subtypes of HPV. Only a few of the dozen have been linked to
malignant transformation.”
The study, published last fall in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, linked
oral-HPV infection with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma, a cancer
that affects the back of the mouth. The increase in that type of cancer was
predominantly among young adults, and the study suggests that oral HPV
infection might be related to oral sex.
HPV is the most common sexually transmitted disease in the U.S. However, Otto cautioned that doesn’t mean HPV is the only causative agent.
“The confounding feature is smoking because there is a very large association between oropharyngeal cancer, oral cavity cancer — or any head and
neck cancer — and smoking. So while we know there is also a component of
people who never smoke, never drink and get this cancer, we also know that
the vast majority of the people who get this cancer are smokers.
“So there are other reasons why they’re getting it.”
Furthermore, patients who don’t smoke and have oral cancer related to
HPV respond better to treatment, said Dr. Gina Jefferson, assistant professor
of otolaryngology.
“By itself, if you’ve never been a smoker or a drinker, it is a prognostic
improvement on the patient,” she said. “But in Mississippi, the incidence
of HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancer is much lower than the national
incidence.
“For whatever reason, patients in Mississippi are not having that association, and the majority of the patients in our state actually use some form of
tobacco product.”
Most people who are exposed to HPV will not develop cancer, Otto
said. But for that small percentage of patients who have never smoked and
have HPV-related cancer, they will be treated the same as if they were smokers because currently, that’s the best standard of care.
“A lot of places in the far reaches of Mississippi don’t have otolaryngologists,” said Jefferson. “They don’t have anyone who is routinely and readily
available to evaluate patients so that what they discover is an early-state
disease.”
Which is why Dr. Karen Crews says dentists and dental hygienists should
perform an oral cancer screening on every patient they see.
“We perform this procedure on every patient who comes into our practice, and we’ve been doing it for our entire careers,” said Crews, professor of
oral oncology and behavioral medicine in the Department of Otolaryngology
and Communicative Science. “What the UMMC team offers the community is
a coordinated effort.
“For example, if our clinicians detect an oral problem, we can then refer
the patient to the clinician who can initiate treatment. We are part of a comprehensive team made up of dentists, head and neck surgeons and radiation
and medical oncologists who are ready to provide care.”
the bottoM liNe, they say, is this: Don’t smoke and certainly don’t
smoke and drink.
“Alcohol on its own is going to put you at slightly increased risk,” Otto
said. “But when you smoke and drink you’re at synergistically high levels of
increased risk.”
In addition to Crews, Otto and Jefferson, Dr. George Taybos, Dr. Harold
Kolodney, Dr. Shelly Taylor and the entire oral oncology dental team also
will participate in the screening. Employees with the ACT Center for Tobacco
Treatment, Education and Research will be on hand to provide information
about quitting smoking and other tobacco products.
Oral Association
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linked to human papillomavirus (HPV) increased by 225 percent from
1988 to 2004 nationwide, highlighting a growing public-health concern
over cancer-causing oral infections.
But experts at the University of Mississippi Medical Center say the public
should be far more concerned about the use of tobacco and alcohol as risks
for oral cancer than with contracting oral HPV.
In fact, while there may not be enough data yet to sound an alarm about
HPV-linked oral cancer, 26 percent of Mississippians are smokers, one of the
highest rates in the nation. That is exactly why physicians and dentists at the
Oral Oncology Clinic urge patients, friends and UMMC employees to take
advantage of the free oral screening scheduled Friday, April 27, as part of a
national oral, head and neck cancer awareness event.
the oral sCreeNiNg eveNt will be from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at the
clinic’s location in the Jackson Medical Mall Thad Cochran Center. Those
interested in signing up for a screening are asked to call (601) 815-1181.
“Most people at some point in their lives get exposed to various forms
of HPV,” said Dr. Kristen Otto, assistant professor of otolaryngology. “There
are dozens of subtypes of HPV. Only a few of the dozen have been linked to
malignant transformation.”
The study, published last fall in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, linked
oral-HPV infection with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma, a cancer
that affects the back of the mouth. The increase in that type of cancer was
predominantly among young adults, and the study suggests that oral HPV
infection might be related to oral sex.
HPV is the most common sexually transmitted disease in the U.S. However, Otto cautioned that doesn’t mean HPV is the only causative agent.
“The confounding feature is smoking because there is a very large association between oropharyngeal cancer, oral cavity cancer — or any head and
neck cancer — and smoking. So while we know there is also a component of
people who never smoke, never drink and get this cancer, we also know that
the vast majority of the people who get this cancer are smokers.
“So there are other reasons why they’re getting it.”
Furthermore, patients who don’t smoke and have oral cancer related to
HPV respond better to treatment, said Dr. Gina Jefferson, assistant professor
of otolaryngology.
“By itself, if you’ve never been a smoker or a drinker, it is a prognostic
improvement on the patient,” she said. “But in Mississippi, the incidence
of HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancer is much lower than the national
incidence.
“For whatever reason, patients in Mississippi are not having that association, and the majority of the patients in our state actually use some form of
tobacco product.”
Most people who are exposed to HPV will not develop cancer, Otto
said. But for that small percentage of patients who have never smoked and
have HPV-related cancer, they will be treated the same as if they were smokers because currently, that’s the best standard of care.
“A lot of places in the far reaches of Mississippi don’t have otolaryngologists,” said Jefferson. “They don’t have anyone who is routinely and readily
available to evaluate patients so that what they discover is an early-state
disease.”
Which is why Dr. Karen Crews says dentists and dental hygienists should
perform an oral cancer screening on every patient they see.
“We perform this procedure on every patient who comes into our practice, and we’ve been doing it for our entire careers,” said Crews, professor of
oral oncology and behavioral medicine in the Department of Otolaryngology
and Communicative Science. “What the UMMC team offers the community is
a coordinated effort.
“For example, if our clinicians detect an oral problem, we can then refer
the patient to the clinician who can initiate treatment. We are part of a comprehensive team made up of dentists, head and neck surgeons and radiation
and medical oncologists who are ready to provide care.”
the bottoM liNe, they say, is this: Don’t smoke and certainly don’t
smoke and drink.
“Alcohol on its own is going to put you at slightly increased risk,” Otto
said. “But when you smoke and drink you’re at synergistically high levels of
increased risk.”
In addition to Crews, Otto and Jefferson, Dr. George Taybos, Dr. Harold
Kolodney, Dr. Shelly Taylor and the entire oral oncology dental team also
will participate in the screening. Employees with the ACT Center for Tobacco
Treatment, Education and Research will be on hand to provide information
about quitting smoking and other tobacco products.
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http://www.umc.edu/News_and_Publications/Centerview/2012-04-23-04_UMMC_experts__tobacco,_alcohol_provide_greater_oropharyngeal_cancer_risk_than_HPV.aspx
This is the fundamental question that you will not get a definitive answer on. Some in the medical community believe you can clear it and some do not. When women get the test results of no longer having it, does it mean that they really purged it from their body or does it mean that it is at such a low level that no test can detect it? If you look at the Doctor's Forum, they say it is the latter. Since men cannot be tested, they have no idea when or if they are not infectious. And even if it was proven that you did purge it forever, if you come into contact with someone who has a different strain you may get it and the symptoms may be similar to your previous bout with it. In general, most doctors believe that most sexually active adults have it or will have it and so they don't view it as a big issue. Meanwhile, we see articles like this and wonder why the medical community is not treating it like an epidemic which some of us think it is.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/50388546/ns/health-cancer/
Besides obesity, the report points to another potential growing cause of cancer – HPV. The report finds that two cancers on the rise, head and neck cancer and anal cancer, are caused by HPV. “HPV-associated cancers accounted for 3.3 percent of all cancer cases among women and 2 percent of the total cancer cases among men diagnosed in 2009,” the report reads. That adds up to 21,000 women and more than 13,000 men diagnosed with these cancers.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/50388546/ns/health-cancer/
Besides obesity, the report points to another potential growing cause of cancer – HPV. The report finds that two cancers on the rise, head and neck cancer and anal cancer, are caused by HPV. “HPV-associated cancers accounted for 3.3 percent of all cancer cases among women and 2 percent of the total cancer cases among men diagnosed in 2009,” the report reads. That adds up to 21,000 women and more than 13,000 men diagnosed with these cancers.
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