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Compelling new evidence for benefits of circumcision

Reporting their findings in the New England Journal of Medicine, American and Ugandan scientists working in Africa describe how adult male circumcision can significantly decrease infection rates for the two most common sexually transmitted infections – herpes and the human papillomavirus (HPV – the virus that causes cervical cancer and genital warts). The findings build […]

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HPV Now Implicated In Throat Cancers

As well as cervical cancer, HPV has now been linked to throat cancer; with researchers from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center claiming that oral HPV infection is the strongest risk factor for HPV-linked cancer – regardless of tobacco and alcohol use. Reporting their findings in the New England Journal of Medicine, the researchers noted […]

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