Oral sex is fueling an ‘epidemic’ of throat cancer, doctor warns

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Oral sex is fueling an ‘epidemic’ of throat cancer, doctor warns

By Brooke Kato
April 27, 2023

Oral sex is the X-rated culprit behind a wave of throat cancer cropping up in the US, fueling a so-called “epidemic.”

According to Hisham Mehanna, a professor at the Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences at the University of Birmingham, the human papillomavirus is to blame.

“For oropharyngeal cancer, the main risk factor is the number of lifetime sexual partners, especially oral sex,” he wrote for the Conversation Tuesday.

Cases of HPV-linked oropharyngeal cancer, a type of throat cancer, rose annually by 1.3% in women and 2.8% in men from 2015 to 2019, according to the American Cancer Society.

The CDC estimates that 70% of oropharyngeal cancers — which affect the tonsils, base of the tongue and back of the throat — are caused by HPV infection in the US.

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Source:  https://nypost.com/2023/04/27/oral-sex-fueling-epidemic-of-throat-cancer-doctor-warns/