July 14, 2004
Anal Cancer Rates Up, Particularly in Men
Anal cancer is on the rise among Americans. Men -- especially black men -- are at highest risk, a new study shows. Changing trends in sexual behavior and infections are among the causes, researchers say. The report, appearing in the journal Cancer, is based on data from tumor registries in five states and four metropolitan areas: Connecticut, Hawaii, Iowa, New Mexico, and Utah; and Atlanta, Detroit, San Francisco, and Seattle, from 1973 to 2000. Researcher Lisa G. Johnson, PhD, an epidemiologist with Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, reports.
Medical Consequences Of What Homosexuals Do
Throughout history, all civilized societies have condemned homosexuality. Until 1961 homosexual acts were illegal throughout America.