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Old and New Epidemics
H/T Jredheadgirl for noting reports of a new study showing human papilloma virus (HPV) present in cases of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) over the past 25 years. October 5, 2011 — The sharp rise in oropharyngeal cancer associated with human … Continue reading
CATCH-14
Frank Davis writes. In CATCH-4, a week or so back, Chris Snowdon wrote: Since the obvious explanation for this strong, dose-sensitive association is that chronic smoking raises the risk of lung cancer significantly, any defence of smoking as the causative … Continue reading
HPV Yet Again
From time to time I have entertained the hypothesis that cancer – and in particular lung cancer – is the consequence of a viral infection. And the virus in question is Human Papillomavirus, or HPV. In recent decades HPV has … Continue reading
HPV Again
A recent article about HPV – Human Papillomavirus -begins with a question and an answer: Question: Does HPV Cause Lung Cancer? Answer: Maybe What? Maybe not caused by smoking?? It quickly goes on to say that: In fact, in … Continue reading
Human Papillomavirus
One of the effects on me of antismoking mendacity has been to make me not only question whether secondhand smoke is a health threat – that’s easy -, but to also question whether smoking causes lung cancer. After all, if … Continue reading
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