Herpes linked to brain cancer

wow, quite honestly shocked, i guess if you think about there are a lot less people with brain tumors than with herpes,though

I suspect that there are a great many illnesses similarly caused by dormant or otherwise harmless viruses. If doctors and researchers could be persuaded to pursue this line of thinking instead of relying so much on pharmaceutical non-cures, we might find out.

Oh great another thing too worry about.

50% of all YOUNG adults (mid twenties) have the herpes virus. By the time you are 50, you have a 90% chance of getting it. Only about 30% of people that have the virus actually show symptoms.

Pretty significant story.

personally i am more scared of the herpes

My mother died of terminal brain cancer. This new development could bring hope for future patients. I'm so glad to hear this! Bravo!

Honestly, this will probably be debunked.

I hope that they won't mind about that issue because it also gave fungal infection... i mean, brain cancer can be cured using medicines for fungal infection.

I have been in an accident riding in a tricycle and the tricycle gave a friction to another tricycle that gave me bruises when i am just a college student... that was 1995 to 1996.

The accident affects my studies and it show after five months to five years.

And now, i am here still alive and hoping some cure for my brain.

I also do some field works in a farm that produces contamination to my body that also known as "pathogens".

I hope i will help the community find a better cure that what i am doing because my illness is very complicated because when i am just a high school student, i almost gain Leukemia and for the result of the symptoms, i still have until now.

HUH?

Dr. House.

On that show everything is linked to syphilis or so it seems.

This is a cool fine. More clues to figuring out who has what based on smaller indications.

hey wait a minute. Cell phone use is linked to brain cancer too. Could this mean that using a cell phone can give you herpes?

Cell phones *can* give you genital herpes, but only if your genitals talk on the phone for, like, hours at a time.

Oh wow what a headache!

This story didn't mention the part that they found in their study that masturbation in lieu of sex drastically reduces the odds of getting brain cancer.

Go to www.handparty.com for more info.

LOL.

CMV is not genital herpes, facial herpes or any kind of the herpes simplex family. There are several different herpes viruses including zoster, and mono as well as Epstein Barr. A family member of mine was recently diagnosed with this and after visiting with the hemotologist, several misconceptions were brought to light. Going in with my family, I knew this, but wanted to make sure. Search CMV or cytomegalovirus and you will find the info on your own. Herpes is a panic word and sensational at best. CDC has the best info and the link is below. Information is the best defense and if you think you will get brain cancer because of cold sores on your genitals, you need to use your critical thinking skills a bit more.

What is Cytomegalovirus (CMV)?
CMV is a common virus that infects most people at some time during their lives but rarely causes obvious illness. It is a member of the herpes virus family. Other members of the herpes virus family cause chickenpox, infectious mononucleosis, fever blisters (herpes I) and genital herpes (herpes II). Like other herpes viruses, CMV infection can become dormant for a while and may reactivate at a later time. The virus is carried by people and is not associated with food, water or animals.

http://www.cdc.gov/cmv/

Wow I may have to keep it zipped up for real until Im married!!!

There are different strains of herpes... this is the CMV~cytomegaly virus....

makes sense

Ok seriously, what doesn't cause Cancer?

oooh wow!
80% is an awful lot

i never knew that

I wonder what strain of herpes. Does this include cold sores and such?