A common sexually transmitted disease called trichomoniasis may increase the risk of advanced prostate cancer. The STD is the most common non-viral sexually transmitted infection, and researchers say three quarters of the men who have it don't even know. In a study of 673 men, researchers found that those with the infection were more than twice as likely to develop prostate cancer that was advanced, and nearly three times as likely to develop an aggressive, lethal case.
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It has now been well proven that oral sex is a potential means by which HIV can be transmitted. And it’s not only HIV -- certainly any of the other... Read more »
LOS ANGELES (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- One person dies of oral cancer every hour in the United States. Only half of those diagnosed with the disease... Read more »