An estimated 7% of American teens and adults carry the human papilloma virus in their mouths, an infection that puts them at heightened risk of developing cancer of the mouth and throat, researchers say. Their study, the first to assess … Continue reading
Infection Rates Among Men About Three Times Higher Than Among Women, Study Finds By Salynn Boyles WebMD Health News Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD Jan. 26, 2012 — The human papillomavirus (HPV), which is often sexually transmitted, is responsible … Continue reading
Lauran Neergaard, AP Medical Writer, On Monday October 3, 2011, 4:34 pm EDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A prolonged sore throat once was considered a cancer worry mainly for smokers and drinkers. Today there’s another risk: A sexually transmitted virus is … Continue reading
Read more: Local, Health, Oral Sex, Throat Cancer, Cancer, Journal of Clinical Oncology, Smoking, Tobacco, Alcohol, Tumors, Ivan Gonzales, Researchers, Nao Sanchez, Human Papillomavirus, HPV, Virus, Medical Oncologist Suresh Ratnam, Tonsils, Rio Grande Valley, Texas Could oral sex be the cause … Continue reading
By Dr Ananya Mandal, MD Sore throat for a very long time could be an early precursor of a sexually transmitted virus that is fueling a rise in oral cancer suggest researchers. Between 1988 and 2004, head, neck and throat … Continue reading
A prolonged sore throat once was considered a cancer worry mainly for smokers and drinkers. Today there’s another risk: A sexually transmitted virus is fueling a rise in oral cancer. The HPV virus is best known for causing cervical cancer. … Continue reading
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Date: Tuesday Oct. 4, 2011 7:10 AM ET WASHINGTON — A prolonged sore throat once was considered a cancer worry mainly for smokers and drinkers. Today there’s another risk: A sexually transmitted virus is fuelling a rise in oral cancer. … Continue reading
(Credit: istockphoto) (CBS/AP) Does oral sex explain the rise in the number of throat cancer cases among men? Pictures: HPV vaccine: 20 states that shun the shot A new report showed the HPV virus is fueling a 28 percent raise … Continue reading
A prolonged sore throat once was considered a cancer worry mainly for smokers and drinkers. Today there’s another risk: A sexually transmitted virus is fueling a rise in oral cancer. The HPV virus is best known for causing cervical cancer. … Continue reading