Really?

That was my first reaction when I saw the headline.

I have to work really fast because I think they will send me out to cover the storm. And I'm fill-in anchoring tomorrow so it's going to be a wild next 24 hours!!

First, studies that looked at HPV in cancers (I know it's not written in plain English, sorry!):
Abstract #1
Abstract #2
Abstract #3

HPV vaccine: If HPV truly plays a role in some breast cancers then you would expect to see a drop in breast cancer rates in women who got vaccinated, right? Theoretically yes, but it doesn't always work that way. Take the high fat diet example from tonite's story. Women who eat a high-fat diet have a higher rate of breast cancer BUT when scientists study women specifically on low-fat diets as a preventative measure for breast cancer-- it doesn't work. Weird, huh? So, the same might hold true for HPV. *If* it plays a role in breast cancer and *if* doctors give women the HPV vaccine there is no guarantee it will offer protective benefits against breast cancer.

Ohhhh.... Dooris just got yanked from his story on breaking weather news (4:30pm). That means I'm next in the hopper.

Fast fast-- the nuns: the theory on nuns that Dr. Pommier and I talked about. Nuns have low rates of HPV but also have some of the world's highest rates of breast cancer. This likely centers around the fact that nuns are missing the factors that seem to protect women from breast cancer: multiple pregnancies, pregnancies at a younger age, breastfeeding...

I hear them talking about me.. I better go check this out. I have loads of stuff from some of you still to post that goes back to the marathon story from last week!

Email me.. even if it's about the weather! We have this spinning attic vent on our roof that squeaks and when the really wild winds hit it sounds like a ghost howling and makes my dog cock his head from side to side. :-) sstricklen@kgw.com