Sunday, May 21, 2023

Oral sex is now the leading risk factor for throat cancer

 


Oral sex is fueling an ‘epidemic’ of throat cancers in the US and UK, a new study says.

Dr Hisham Mehanna, of the Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences at the University of Birmingham, said there has been a rapid increase in a specific type of throat cancer called oropharyngeal cancer which affects the area of the tonsils and back of the throat. This is mainly caused human papillomavirus (HPV), which are also the main cause of cancer of the cervix.....https://indianf.com/oral-sex-is-now-the-leading-risk-factor-for-throat-cancer/

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