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Originally Posted by marilynk  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. |
I know that some cancers can happen/progress quickly however I had read that HPV causing cervical cancer took years to develop. I found this on Webmd:
You can have HPV for years and not know it. It stays in your body and can lead to cervical cancer years after you were infected. This is why it is important for you to have regular Pap tests. A Pap test can find changes in cervical cells before they turn into cancer. If you treat these cell changes, you may prevent cervical cancer.
Having read this kind of info on the cervical cancer/hpv connection I just thought 18 was pretty young for cancers to be showing up from HPV exposure. I hope everyone is aware that you still need to have yearly pap tests if you are sexually active and have had the vaccines.
