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More Odd Causes Of Cancer

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Rarely are there stories in the news about cancer that raise any sort of a smile.

But the recent revelation by Michael Douglas that giving oral sex to a female partner lead to his battle with throat cancer, has provided HuffPost UK Lifestyle with a brief moment of levity.

In an interview with The Guardian, Douglas explained that his particular cancer was caused by HPV [human papillomavirus], "which actually comes about from cunnilingus".

"I did worry if the stress caused by my son's incarceration didn't help trigger it. But yeah, it's a sexually transmitted disease that causes cancer. And if you have it, cunnilingus is also the best cure for it."

The Fatal Attraction star, who is married to Welsh actress Catherine Zeta Jones, fought a six-month battle with the disease from August 2010 until January 2011, according to The Huffington Post Celebrity US, but has now been cancer-free for two years.

According to the NHS , a variety of factors can increase your risk of developing mouth cancer (oral cancer). These include smoking, drinking alcohol, infection with HPV (also the virus that causes genital warts) and eating a diet that contains lots of red meat and fried food.

So what are the other odd causes of cancer? We've rounded up the latest suspects to hit the news.

More Strange Causes Of Cancer

Nerves(01 of12)

Nervy individuals may be more at risk of aggressive cancer, new research suggests.Scientists found that anxious mice were worse affected by skin tumours than less fearful animals. Stressed and worried humans could be susceptible in the same way, they believe.Read more here. (credit:Alamy)

Pan-Fried Meat(02 of12)

New research has found that cooking red meats at high temperatures, especially pan-fried red meats, may increase the risk of advanced prostate cancer by as much as 40%.While previous studies have emphasised an association between diets high in red meat and risk of prostate cancer, evidence has been limited.Read more here. (credit:Alamy)

Stiff Upper Lip(03 of12)

It might have helped the Victorians build an empire, but having a stiff upper lip could be putting Britons in mortal danger from cancer, researchers claim.A study by international experts suggests that British stoicism may help explain differences in cancer survival between the UK and other high-income countries.Read more here. (credit:Getty Images)

Cancer Treatments(04 of12)

The NHS is "masking" the number of cancer patients who die from their treatment, Lord Saatchi said.The peer said that up to 15,000 cancer patients could be dying annually in the UK from their treatment but official figures only classify the underlying cancer as the cause of death.Read more here. (credit:Getty Images)

Insomnia(05 of12)

Insomnia can double the risk of prostate cancer in men, a study has shown.The risk rises proportionately with the severity of sleep problems, researchers found, increasing from 1.6 to 2.1 times the usual level.Read more here. (credit:Getty Images)

Breast Implants(06 of12)

Women who have breast implants and go on to have breast cancer have a greater risk of dying from the disease than those without, a new study suggests.Researchers said that patients with cosmetic implants have a 38% higher risk of dying from breast cancer than women who do not have implants.Read more here. (credit:Alamy)

Process Meats(07 of12)

Diets laden with pies, sausages, and ready meals can lead to an early death, a major study has shown.Research involving half a million people highlights links between processed meat and heart disease and cancer.Read more here. (credit:Alamy)

Underarm Antiperspirants(08 of12)

New scientific evidence has indicated that common preservative chemicals found in underarm antiperspirants and thousands of other everyday products, can be detected in breast cancer tumours.These chemical agents, also known as parabens, are found in many toiletries like face wash, shampoos and make-up, as well as, processed meats and pastries and even in the contraceptive Pill. However, this study focused on the possibility that antiperspirants may ‘soak’ through the armpit skin.Read more here. (credit:Alamy)

Snoring(09 of12)

Heavy snoring not only keeps you (and no doubt, your partner) awake at night – it could increase your risk of developing cancer, too.A team of researchers from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health have given us something to have nightmares over after they discovered that people who snore heavily at night could have untreated ‘sleep disordered breathing’ (SDB) - meaning they could be five times more likely to develop cancer than people who sleep soundly.Read more here. (credit:Alamy)

Diesel Fumes(10 of12)

Diesel fumes cause cancer, the World Health Organisation's cancer agency declared today, a ruling it said could make exhaust as important a public health threat as secondhand smoke.The risk of getting cancer from diesel fumes is small, but since so many people breathe in the fumes in some way, the science panel said raising the status of diesel exhaust to carcinogen from "probable carcinogen" was an important shift.Read more here. (credit:Alamy)

Stress(11 of12)

Stress can hasten the spread of breast cancer to the bones, research suggests.Studies of mice showed that responses to stress made it easier for tumours to take root in the bone.Read more here. (credit:Alamy)

Alcohol(12 of12)

Regularly drinking two large glasses of wine or two strong pints of beer a day triples the risk of developing mouth cancer, a new Government campaign will say.The adverts aim to show that drinking just over the recommended daily limit for alcohol increases the risk of serious health problems.Read more here. (credit:Alamy)

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