High lifetime number of sexual partners linked to increased cancer risk

People who have had 10 or more sexual partners during their lifetime may have increased odds of being diagnosed with cancer, a new study suggests.

Women, in particular, had nearly twice the risk when they had 10 or more past partners compared to when they had one or none, researchers report in BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health.

While the study team expected to find an association between number of sexual partners and cancer, they were surprised to find a gender difference.

"Previous research has shown that specific STIs (sexually transmitted infections) may lead to several cancers," said study coauthor Lee Smith, a reader at the Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, UK.

"It is interesting the risk is higher in women when compared to men," Smith said in an email. "This may be because the link between certain STIs and cancer is stronger in women."

To look at how the number of sexual partners might impact health, Smith and colleagues turned to data from the English Longitudinal Study of Aging, a nationally representative study of adults aged 50 and older.

Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/idUS...er%20or%20none.

Not only WL fucking 20 to 50 different men a week, but some regular office girls today are “hooking up” with 2 or more men a week on Tinder for sex. Up to 100 men a year, if not more.

** More sexual partners, more cancer?**

Harvard article: https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/...-2020042819658

Great...
Still, no one here will stop what we're doing.

Looks like we're all fukd .... literally.

What doesn’t give you cancer if taken in excess?

Perhaps you could furnish a list andrewv?

Btw you’re doing a sterling job on keeping us updated, Mr Bond.

The majority of those with high sex partners probably also get involved with other high risk activities that have a higher cancer rate, like smoking etc thus the correlation.

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The majority of those with high sex partners probably also get involved with other high risk activities that have a higher cancer rate, like smoking etc thus the correlation.

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I didn’t do the research. Harvard did, and it’s in the public domain. Researchers do include many factors and data points when looking at an issue. They’ll never run research by asking just one question like “how many sexual partners have you had?”

Article says STI combined with alcohol and smoking increased rates of cancer in those with multiple partners but did not specify what type of STI...

What a load of complete garbage.

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Article says STI combined with alcohol and smoking increased rates of cancer in those with multiple partners but did not specify what type of STI...

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Without getting too medical, most STIs are viral infections. Most viruses cause lasting damage on the immune system and some even damage the body’s ability to replicate healthy cells.

When a disease is treated and a person recovers, they don’t go back to the baseline before the infection. Their system degrades in very small and subtle ways.

Alcohol is a poison. There is no other medical way to describe it. Cigarettes damage everything and are the biggest contributor to ageing.

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What a load of complete garbage.

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Could not agree more...

Hugh Hefner died at 91 and cause of his death was Sepsis (E-Coli infection). He should have died in his 20s according to these Harvard researchers.

In an interview with Esquire, the 86-year-old (By then) confesses to sleeping with thousands of women over the years!

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Hugh Hefner died at 91 and cause of his death was Sepsis (E-Coli infection). He should have died in his 20s according to these Harvard researchers.

In an interview with Esquire, the 86-year-old (By then) confesses to sleeping with thousands of women over the years!

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E-coli comes from the arse. So you could say Hugh Hefner died from eating arse

Here's the important part of that article to take away:

The study can only show an association, not prove cause and effect, Zakashansky said. Further, it did not specify which cancers were diagnosed and the data depended on people's self-reports

These dumb "studies" if you could even call them that basically look at correlation between demographics and certain data sets.

If there's one thing people should take away is the maxim that "correlation does not equal to causation".

They need to do another research about how likely people would tell the truth when asked these types of questions.

I reckon the results might actually be the opposite of what they found. Men would tend to exaggerate their number of partners, women tend to do the opposite. Especially because the research subjects appear to be older generation folk.

If you drink water, you will die too

Most viruses have an impact the most well know is liver cancer from Hep C? Covid will probably cause grief for some of us? We all nearly have Herpes simplex 1. Just completed two STI checks (3 months apart) and I guess I’m lucky I am all clear - perhaps the study is also looking at the overall exchange of bodily fluids, saliva, semen, smegna, vaginal fluids, Candida albicans, apart from the other zillion viruses - if it is the frequency of sexual activity including most males would ve dead by the age of 21.
I guess we all take our chances could be hit by the proverbial Bus or the incessant wife.

Absolute drivel......

Don't get me started on the immune system garbage ....the whole world has dumbed down.....again....

Pretty sure breathing is the number one risk factor.....every dead person took at least one breath before dying?

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Absolute drivel......

Don't get me started on the immune system garbage ....the whole world has dumbed down.....again....

Pretty sure breathing is the number one risk factor.....every dead person took at least one breath before dying?

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You must be under 50 years old, @BDU. Most compromised immune system related issues show up over 50....... then the fun starts.