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Do you think gyn cancer runs in your family? Are you my cousin?
Gynecologic Cancers | Last Active: Apr 28, 2023 | Replies (6)Comment receiving replies
That's disturbing that your gyn would be spreading a falsehood like that. Many cervical and vulvar cancers are associated with HPV. To my knowledge, there is zero evidence that endometrial or ovarian cancers are. Feel free to cite any legitimate published sources to the contrary. And there is abundant evidence that Lynch syndrome increases the risk of endometrial cancer, and that BRCA mutations increase the risk of ovarian cancer (both without any association with HPV).
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Oh, I am so sorry. I just did some researching, myself, and I did misunderstand my doctor.
What I just read was published by the NIH, I think (I'd have to check, again) - BUT, this info did make so much sense:
The cancerous tumors will occur at the cite where the HPV has previously infected cells, so things like the cervix, the penis, the anus, something in the throat (I didn't understand that bit).. And, that would exclude the organs and areas like those you mentioned.
Again, I misunderstood my doctor - he didn't put it to me when I could focus on what he was telling me - it was right after I was informed of my cancer and I was in a state of shock, really.