Another really interesting article was posted today on OCF. It caught my eye as it dicusses the greatly increase incidence of cancer of the oral tongue in females, and they are not sure of the cause as it doesn't seem to be HPV related.I have often wondered myself about what caused my cancer, as well as so many other women on this site.

Here's a quote: "between 1975 and 2007, the overall incidence for all ages, genders, and races of the disease was decreasing. However, the incidence of oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma rose 28 percent among individuals ages 18 to 44. Specifically, among white individuals ages 18 to 44 the incidence increased 67 percent. The increasing incidence was most dramatic for white females ages 18 to 44. They had a percentage change of 111 percent." and �Our findings suggest that the epidemiology of this cancer in young white females may be unique and that the causative factors may be things other than tobacco and alcohol abuse. Based on our observations and the published data, it appears that these cases may not be associated with the human papilloma virus. We are actively researching other causes of this cancer in this patient population.�

Link to full article:

http://oralcancernews.org/wp/increa...in-young-white-women-age-18-to-44-years/