Does kissing cause brain tumors?

WTF no??? Brain tumours aren't a contagious disease. Your girlfriend had a tumor because she drew a short straw in life. They can be very serious, however, and I hope she recovers well. read more

Well, the CDC states that around 7% of people in the U.S. have oral HPV, and of those, around 1% have the specific high-risk type that can lead to cancer. read more

Oct. 1, 2003 -- New research confirms a long-suspected link between infectious mononucleosis-- also known as the "kissing disease" -- and a cancer commonly found in young adults. Researchers are implicating the Epstein-Barr virus , the cause of mononucleosis, in roughly one-third of Hodgkin's disease cases. read more

A brain tumor is a collection, or mass, of abnormal cells in your brain. Your skull, which encloses your brain, is very rigid. Any growth inside such a restricted space can cause problems. Brain tumors can be cancerous (malignant) or noncancerous (benign). When benign or malignant tumors grow, they can cause the pressure inside your skull to increase. read more