Comments on: Jade Goody’s Death: How Women Slip Through the Cervical Cancer Safety Net http://news.health.com/2009/04/06/jade-goody-cervical-cancer/ Health, medical, and wellness news from Health.com Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:15:25 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: pj http://news.health.com/2009/04/06/jade-goody-cervical-cancer/#comment-5175 pj Mon, 06 Apr 2009 21:47:08 +0000 http://news.health.com/?p=16085#comment-5175 Thank you for this very real portrait of who is affected by HPV and cervical cancer. Too often, women with HPV or even cervical cancer are painted as low income or of loose morals. The fact is, HPV can affect anyone at anytime, whether they have intercourse for the first time, sleep around or are within the confines of a longterm commited relationship. Currently, there is NO way to test men, although they are carriers and perhaps one of the greatest avenues for spreading of the disease. Also, using birth control, such as condoms, does not offer full protection from HPV, as transmission is mostly due to skin-on-skin contact. While only roughly 10 percent of those infected go on to develop high risk HPV or even cervical cancer, even those who clear the disease may not be safe. HPV can be dormant in the body for a VERY long time and become active when the immune system dips. Also, HPV is known to cause anal, penile, head, neck, throat, and cervical cancer. thus nobody is beyond reproach. Anyway, I appreciate your article and look forward to any follow up articles you have planned. Kind regards, PJ 10-year survivor of cervical cancer and women's health advocate Thank you for this very real portrait of who is affected by HPV and cervical cancer. Too often, women with HPV or even cervical cancer are painted as low income or of loose morals. The fact is, HPV can affect anyone at anytime, whether they have intercourse for the first time, sleep around or are within the confines of a longterm commited relationship. Currently, there is NO way to test men, although they are carriers and perhaps one of the greatest avenues for spreading of the disease. Also, using birth control, such as condoms, does not offer full protection from HPV, as transmission is mostly due to skin-on-skin contact. While only roughly 10 percent of those infected go on to develop high risk HPV or even cervical cancer, even those who clear the disease may not be safe. HPV can be dormant in the body for a VERY long time and become active when the immune system dips. Also, HPV is known to cause anal, penile, head, neck, throat, and cervical cancer. thus nobody is beyond reproach.

Anyway, I appreciate your article and look forward to any follow up articles you have planned.

Kind regards,

PJ

10-year survivor of cervical cancer and women’s health advocate

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