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Originally Posted by kathytheshopper  No that's not what I meant. Usually it takes years for a cancer to develop so I was thinking an 18 yr old is pretty young to have already developed a cancer like this.
As far as my abstinence remark-I think oral sex has been "promoted" as a safer sexual activity for teens, etc... I know in high school here teens think that oral and/or an** sex will keep them from getting pregnant so is prevelant but it won't keep them disease free. Hence, back to abstinence as being the "safest" sex! lol |
some cancers do not take "YEARS" to develop. Aggressive cancers can manifest in mere weeks. It really depends on the type and form of cancer.
As for abstinence....yes, it is the safest; HOWEVER, in teaching abstinence, teaching how and when to use condoms is very, very important. Ignoring something (premarital sex/teenage sex) will not make it go away.