ORAL SEX, the leading cause of THROAT CANCER

ORAL SEX, the leading cause of THROAT CANCER!!!
INTRODUCTION:
Throat cancer also called esophageal cancer is a disease common in young adults or youths affecting as 3 times more men than women. It was reported to affect individuals in the fifth to sixth decade of life I.e between 50-60 years but it has been one of the leading causes of death among youths including Nigeria in recent years.
WHAT IS ESOPHAGEAL CANCER
Esophageal cancer better known as cancer of the esophagus is a malignant (can spread and affect other body cells) tumor(a growth on any part of the body) that forms in the lining of the esophagus. The cells are different from the normal cells lining the esophagus.
HOW DOES IT OCCUR
There is no actual cause of cancer. When it occurs, the abnormal cells contain a different information from the normal information that permits the normal activities to occur. This different information makes it react in a different way. The normal information causes it to contract to help push food down called bolus but these abnormal cells contain a different information that signals them to grow and rapidly divide blocking the esophagus, damaging the normal cells and encoding it’s abnormal information into the normal cells.
They continue to grow and invade nearby structures e.g the lungs signifying the latter stage of the disease which cannot be cured by treatment and death is imminent.
WHAT CAUSES ESOPHAGEAL CANCER
The cause is unknown, a term known as idiopathic but certain factors increases the chances of getting esophageal cancer. They are called risk factors. They include:
*smoking
*alcoholism
*Drinking very hot liquids
*reflux of acid into the esophagus
*ORAL S3X!!!
This is the most important factor and should be avoided by EVERYONE. It is the reason why the disease is found in youths nowadays. When a man engages in oral s3 x known as cunnilingus he takes in the bacteria present in the vagina into his system. This bacteria is found in every vagina but when it is compromised, infection result known as STI.
Now the man sucks a compromised vagina and if the causative agent is HPV, the man takes the HPV into his system of which will pass through the esophagus. HPV distort the normal cells and turn them to abnormal cells,CANCER CELLS.
This is the main reason why oral s3x should be discouraged in both sexes whether male or female
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
*difficulty in swallowing(dysphagia)
*unexplained weight loss
*chest pain
*heart burn
*indigestion
TREATMENT OF ESOPHAGEAL CANCER
Treatment depends on EARLY DIAGNOSIS of the disease. If detected early, treatment include:
*Surgery(esophagectomy) which is removal of the part of the throat affected and replacing with part of the small intestine.

  • radiation therapy to kill the cancer cells
    *chemotherapy to prevent spread of disease.
    The prognosis I.e the likely outcome of the disease is poor and any action that may in crease the risk of getting it should be avoided please please please