HPV caused 25,000 cancers in five years in the US

“The human wart virus HPV caused 25,000 cases of cancer in the United States between 1998 and 2003, including not only cervical cancer but also anal and mouth cancers, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported.”

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For those of you who aren’t aware, HPV is a sexually transmitted infection – in fact it is the most common of all sexually transmitted infections.

So what we have here is 25,000 cases of cancer in the US that have been caused by sexual activity.

What is really frightening about this is that you can still contract HPV even if you use a condom and it doesn’t break or slip.

But don’t expect the NZ Family Planning Association to let young people know about any of this any time soon.