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"Without wanting to get too specific" Happyhippychick Jun 2013 #1
Well, he didn't identify who. AtheistCrusader Jun 2013 #18
He got HPV from a woman who got it from a man. He probably gave it to one or more women. SharonAnn Jun 2013 #76
I think most people are unaware that you can contract the disease this way. Arkansas Granny Jun 2013 #2
Then why did he go on to say " Cunnilingus is also the best way to cure it" Myrina Jun 2013 #15
Gross??? You, Ms. Williams, should be ashamed of yourself. I also have sinkingfeeling Jun 2013 #3
^^This^^ hlthe2b Jun 2013 #4
+10,000 n/t backscatter712 Jun 2013 #6
Yes and thanks, sinking. elleng Jun 2013 #9
I'm so sorry to hear of your loss. I could have listed some of the sinkingfeeling Jun 2013 #11
Wish I had a better answer for you, elleng Jun 2013 #17
+1 still_one Jun 2013 #27
yeah, not with her on this one. public knowledge about disease prevention is a good thing. unblock Jun 2013 #5
It did take a lot of him MFM008 Jun 2013 #7
Okay, but Just Saying Jun 2013 #8
No, he didn't say his was HPV caused. And if you don't think people should sinkingfeeling Jun 2013 #12
I read the entire article Just Saying Jun 2013 #19
How is he 'not being honest'? I've had the same cancer and know that sinkingfeeling Jun 2013 #22
Because he was asked if his fast lifestyle caught up Just Saying Jun 2013 #28
Thank you. But the writer is an idiot. He didn't 'boast'. I smoked for 40 years, but sinkingfeeling Jun 2013 #30
Maybe it's just that sinister smirk on his face that makes you think he's boasting.. Hulk Jun 2013 #10
It's very real, Dental Dams anyone? Heather MC Jun 2013 #13
Then you'd better be reading up on HPV-induced cancers. sinkingfeeling Jun 2013 #14
And how does that make Mrs. Douglas feel? Myrina Jun 2013 #16
Oh for heavens sake, grow up!!! sinkingfeeling Jun 2013 #23
It wouldn't bother you if your spouse outed something like that in the national news? Myrina Jun 2013 #55
'Outed what? That he has a cancer caused by HPV-16. So what? sinkingfeeling Jun 2013 #60
That isn't what he said, but let mis-characterize it like the media is doing so we will lose focus still_one Jun 2013 #29
So, if he didn't get it FROM her, then he got it FROM SOMEONE ELSE & likely gave it TO her. Myrina Jun 2013 #56
Now we are jumping to more assumptions. still_one Jun 2013 #62
Why blame his wife? colorado_ufo Jun 2013 #32
Ok, well how would that make YOU feel if someone else shared their virus? Myrina Jun 2013 #54
Myrina Nitram Jun 2013 #41
Was the image taken at the moment he made that statement? tinrobot Jun 2013 #20
He is such a douche. Seriously. silvershadow Jun 2013 #21
How so? Seriously. sinkingfeeling Jun 2013 #24
To have that whole exchange, bring his wife and such a private thing out in public. Just douche-y. silvershadow Jun 2013 #36
Why are you prudes Nitram Jun 2013 #42
If that douche was actually concerned about preventing disease and educating people, that is one silvershadow Jun 2013 #45
It's not being prudish, its showing some respect for your spouse. Myrina Jun 2013 #58
Really, so we shouldn't tell people how diseases are transmitted? What about sinkingfeeling Jun 2013 #43
That is all wonderful stuff. Apparently I missed the bulk of his dissertation. The only part I saw silvershadow Jun 2013 #46
God forbid he talked about his cancer. Eric J in MN Jun 2013 #25
Bullshit. It makes people aware of a risk they may not be aware of. As far as I know he did NOT still_one Jun 2013 #26
I recently heard that Catherine Zeta-Jones.... ReRe Jun 2013 #31
She's Bi-polar. Well documented. Myrina Jun 2013 #59
She is--no secret. Well controlled by medication, ordinarily. MADem Jun 2013 #65
The latest.... MADem Jun 2013 #33
The Dailymail is full of it. The American Cancer Society and SPOHNC both sinkingfeeling Jun 2013 #44
Well, just because there is "evidence" of HPV does not follow that HPV caused the cancer. MADem Jun 2013 #47
It's called pathology. Would like to see mine where they looked for HPV-16 when sinkingfeeling Jun 2013 #51
Are you telling me that a person can't get cancer from smoking/drinking, and then, later, MADem Jun 2013 #57
Basically the exposure to HPV takes place decades before the cancer develops. sinkingfeeling Jun 2013 #61
But maybe it doesn't... MADem Jun 2013 #64
Wow, I guess you know more than the American Cancer Society and sinkingfeeling Jun 2013 #68
I am basing "what I know" on the links YOU gave me. nt MADem Jun 2013 #69
However, via pathology, one who knows what they're looking at can identify sinkingfeeling Jun 2013 #70
When Michael Douglas's pathology report is released to the public, we can continue this discussion. MADem Jun 2013 #71
OK, you're stuck on just Mike Douglas and I'm stuck on people being aware sinkingfeeling Jun 2013 #72
I'm stuck on the guy who is the subject of the OP, yeah. MADem Jun 2013 #73
This is my last comment, I promise. The point of the OP article was that sinkingfeeling Jun 2013 #74
I met him once... AsahinaKimi Jun 2013 #34
Wow, man hate much? Bennyboy Jun 2013 #35
I don't see how an older adult saying they performed ZombieHorde Jun 2013 #37
Yes. Coming up on Lawrence show. elleng Jun 2013 #38
Best post of the thread! nomorenomore08 Jun 2013 #39
It might not have been "his spouse" anyway that gave him the HPV that may or may not have caused the MADem Jun 2013 #48
I'm reminded of how DU reacts when a conservative has cancer. Jim Lane Jun 2013 #40
Well, Michael Douglas was cured of his cancer. MADem Jun 2013 #50
No, Michael Douglas was not cured of his cancer. He's remained cancer free for sinkingfeeling Jun 2013 #52
I stand corrected. What we do know is that he was able to play Liberace to Matt Damon's MADem Jun 2013 #53
First of all I don't think Douglas is a Conservative. As far as your main point, disease strikes still_one Jun 2013 #63
"The War of the Roses" ArtiChoke Jun 2013 #49
It's sickening that some people feel the need to LuvNewcastle Jun 2013 #66
I agree with Ms. Williams. Lars39 Jun 2013 #67
I'll never understand the mentality that a person has "earned" their cancer. Lone_Star_Dem Jun 2013 #75
It gave him the chance to reassert his heterosexuality marshall Jun 2013 #77
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