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"In 2019, half of all male deaths from cancer, and more than one-third in women, were due to preventable risk factors including tobacco and alcohol use, unhealthy diets, unsafe sex and..."

How does unsafe sex cause cancer? What is unsafe sex in this context?

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Probably cancer from HPV virus, which (at least in Sweden) is vaccinated against in 10 (11? 12?) year-olds, before their sexual debut. HPV is so transmissible and so common that on average, if you have had 2-3 partners, you can kind of count on having HPV.

It’s been a decade since 12-18 year olds were getting the vaccine

You can just stick with adult Gen Z people now

Finally a good excuse to not hook up with older people

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