on clearing up health-related misconceptions

Okay, so I've been debating on whether or not I should really share this story. But I'm going to. It's one of those that's better in person, but mostly because I enjoy sharing in people's reactions. With that said, buckle your seatbelts. WARNING: FOLLOWING CONTENT IS NOT G RATED.

We've been talking about radioactivity in 8th grade science, so the topic of cancer came up and we talked about how radiation can both cause cancer and be used to treat it. I'm teaching 13 year old boys, so of course one of them tells another one that he is going to get breast cancer. The ensuing conversation:

someone: "Men can't get breast cancer!"
me: "Oh yes, men CAN get breast cancer."
[Note: at this point they apparently also have the misconception that if you hit someone in the chest, then they will get breast cancer.]
FS: "So say you punch a girl in the chest. .....okay, Miss Book, we're 13 years old, we need to know this..."
I nod, not sure where this is going...
FS: "And then you suck on it."
Pause to allow my eyes to return to normal size...o_O
FS: "What happens?"
me: "um...welllll.....it's not contagious...."
FS: "Oh, okay."

Will wonders never cease?

Father Zach says I missed a perfect opportunity to tell him that he would get mouth, tongue, lip and tooth cancer.