cancer and herpes

[Guest Anonymous]

when i was first told that i had herpies, i was fine with it. my husband has been more than supportive, almost non-chalant in terms of how it would affect our life and has been blessing in my life in general, must be making up for all the previous a-holes i dated in the past . still, i haven't understood totally why so many people are devistated by this disease. its not cancer and it's not AIDS and it is not terminal. (i also understand that i am not single and looking for a partner so i do not mean to judgemental) i just feel like it's sore bumps that come and go and therefore you can have sex for awile and then you can't for awhile (unless you get creative). i honestly don't understand what the big deal is UNTIL.... i work at natural health food store and i am very much into holistic nutrition and alternative medicines. we often get to attend seminars that talk about varies subjects so that we, at the store, are knowledgeable about our products and other subjects that the customers come to us about. i went to one tonight and the topic was women and cancer. there now seems to be a connection between viruses and cancer (i know that cervical cancer and herpes is controversial and most believe that there is no real connection unless there is also the papillomavirus involved). however, they were talking about all viruses contributing to a variety of cancers, even to the point of not getting a flu shot as to not put another virus in our system. have i been ignorant all along and does anyone know more about this subject? is this what everyone has been freaked out about all along and i didn't know? herpes doesn't bother me but cancer is another story. please someone, enlighten me.

i don't mean to demean anyones emotions about being freaked out about this virus. it is very serious and it's scary to hear the words that you have actually tested posive for something other than the chicken pox. it just hasn't been something of concern for me until now.

[Richard]

I have absolutly no idea where these people are getting these crazy thoughts of viruses being linked to cancer... Next time your around these ppl tell them a thing or two from me... No I ain't no doctor, but I'm damn sure that there are no links between viruses and cancer... In my opinion this is a complete falsely... In all my readings I have never read anything about viruses (herpes) as cancer causing agents... HPV is the only virus that can cause a tumor, and thats only in women... Viruses generally damage T cells in the body which later rupture or absorbed by other T cells... I don't know much about cancer but it's bascially a grouping of bad (diseased) cell tissue attached to healthy living tissue, the cancer eats away at the healthy living tissue... I dont see a link, do you??? Your telling me that some ppl are actually telling you that flu shots are bad for you cause your introducing another virus into your system??? Come on who the heck is telling you this??? Next time anyone says that to you tell em that the flu shot is not a virus thats being injected into your body, but the shell of a cell that had been previously infected by the virus... As these shells are injected into you, your antibodies quickly go into action and absorb these damaged cells... Once absorbed, the T-cells in your body build immunity to the flu as if it was your body who once had the particular flu... Heres a statistic for you, 80 - 90% of the statistics you hear are made up Dont worry about cancer sweetie

Rich