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by hooba
2618 days ago
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That guy is saying that 400k cases of diagnosed cancer per year is “unimportant” because apparently[1] you can just choose not to have sex. They doesn’t seem to grasp the fact that 100%[2] of the population are affected by HPV, and that cervical cancer is just 2 of the 14 strains of cancer causing HPV that we know of. Their judgement is indeed clouded by the whole “it’s a SEX thing” whether they want to admit it or not. [1] Of course you can choose to not have sex, and many people do, but my point wasn’t literal. Abstinence is absurd, regressive, arcane, etc, and doesn’t belong in 2019 nor does it work on 2019. [2] Just to pre-emptively cover my base against pedantic people: I’m sure that the number isn’t 100% because of genetic mutations but those are exceptions not the rule. |
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Why do you call it these things? Your opinion is not a source. I think both of us can agree it is 100% effective with respect to disease prevention. We're running into antibiotic-resistant STDs because people won't stop sleeping around. From the CDC: "Gonorrhea has progressively developed resistance to the antibiotic drugs prescribed to treat it." [0]
> cervical cancer is just 2 of the 14 strains of cancer causing HPV that we know of.
"The main type of cancer linked to HPV infection is cervical cancer. Virtually all cases of cervical cancer are caused by HPV." [1] Yes there are risks of other cancer, but they are very small unless you are gay.
[0] https://www.cdc.gov/std/gonorrhea/arg/default.htm
[1] https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/causes-of-canc...