Re: hi I just have a question

[Guest guest]

>>>Looked it up and the virus is related to Cervical Cancer and is a common STD

not related to Colon Cancer. >>>

The new cervical cancer vaccine they have just came out with is actually a

vaccine for the HPV virus which is a STD. the HPV virus causes " most " cases of

cervical cancer. There is alot of concern in my gynecological cancer groups that

young girls are going to think they are immune to cervical cancer just because

they had the vaccine. They will not be immune to all cervical cancers and most

definitely NOT immune to uterine cancer, ovarian cancer , etc.

The news media has once again made a big hoopla over something they know nothing

about and have misinformed the public. Unfortunately, that could be the death of

many women.

As far as the HPV virus entering your colon and causing cancer, I have no idea

but ask your doctor.

And be sure and keep up with your scheduled PAP tests young lady!!!

nancy j

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[Guest guest]

I'm glad someone brought this up. My mom just mentioned to me about the link

between HPV and colorectal cancer.

I would be curious to know if anyone else has heard about it too.

[Guest guest]

I found this info and thought you might find it interesting

CCR News Center

Human Papillomavirus Found in Half of Colorectal Cancer Patients

Big Picture: Scientists have established a link between infection with human

papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer. In colorectal cancer, however, the

role of HPV infection remains unresolved. Although several previous studies

have reported detection of HPV DNA in colorectal cancer tissues, concerns about

assay sensitivity and cross-contamination of tissue samples limit their

conclusiveness. Colorectal cancer is the third most common type of cancer in the

U.S.

and the second leading cause of cancer mortality.

Focus:The current report is a retrospective, controlled study to determine

the presence of HPV DNA in the colorectal tissues of cancer patients vs. healthy

individuals. Employing various methods to exclude the possibility of

cross-contamination, the researchers surgically removed colorectal cancers and

tissues

adjacent to the cancers from 55 colorectal cancer patients. Normal colorectal

tissues dissected from 10 individuals who died accidentally provided negative

controls.

Findings:Colorectal tissues from 28 of 55 (51 percent) colorectal cancer

patients were positive for HPV DNA, with no relation to patient race, sex, or

age.

In contrast, colorectal tissues from all 10 control individuals were all

negative. Of the 107 usable samples collected as paired colorectal tumor and

tumor-adjacent tissues, more than one-third (36 percent) had HPV 16, the subtype

most frequently found in cervical cancer.

What It Means:These results suggest that colorectal HPV infection,

particularly with HPV16, is common in patients with colorectal cancer and that

HPV

infection may play a role in colorectal carcinogenesis. With vaccines to prevent

HPV currently in development, these and other reports linking HPV to colorectal

cancer may significantly impact future strategies for colorectal cancer

prevention. Additionally, these results, if confirmed, may shed light on how

colorectal cancer develops and alter approaches to treating the disease.

Next Steps:Similarly well-controlled studies like this one need to be

conducted with larger sample sizes. Furthermore, investigators need to find out

whether patients with HPV infections also have predisposing genetic factors or

some

form of genetic instability, which has been associated with colorectal

cancer. The authors of the present study are now looking at whether HPV DNA can

be

found in the benign, precancerous lesions known as polyps.

Study Team:HIV and AIDS Malignancy Branch, CCR, NCI

Pathology and Internal Medicine, Univ. of Texas Medical Branch

Department of Medicine, Univ. of California, San Francisco

Citation:Bodaghi, S., Yamanegi, K., Xiao, S., Da Costa, M., Palefsky, J.M.

and Zheng, Z. “Colorectal papillomavirus infection in patients with colorectal

cancer.†Clinical Cancer Research; Vol. 11, 2862-2867, April 15, 2005.

[Guest guest]

BTW I found that article at the National Cancer Institute's website.

www.cancer.gov

[Guest guest]

Hi, . I had not heard this before. Thank you for sending the

article.

~Deb from KS

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> I'm glad someone brought this up. My mom just mentioned to me about

the link

> between HPV and colorectal cancer.

> I would be curious to know if anyone else has heard about it too.

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[Guest guest]

Well that is certainly and interesting article and gives one some food for

thought and all the more reason to practice safe sex. Thanks for sharing

that article with us. And here I was clueless as to what HPV was. I am so

out of touch. Sorry. Jolene