According to the Chicago Tribune, many researchers blame HPV for the rise in throat cancer. Some researchers even go as far as to say that the HPV throat cancers could overtake HPV cervical cancer in the next decade. According to Dr. Erza Cohen of the University of Chicago Medical Center, "It's (HPV throat cancer) now becoming a dominant sub-type of the disease that we see in our clinic."
Studies show that people who have come of age since the 1950's are more likely to have engaged in oral sex than those that were born earlier. Experts say that oral sex is a known risk factor for HPV related throat cancers and this is why we are seeing an increase of HPV-throat cancers in women and men in their 50's.
The HPV linked cancer appears somewhat less deadly than throat cancers linked to heavy drinking and smoking however it is still a very serious disease. Dr. Marshall Posner of the Harvard Cancer Center in Boston notes: "They may have better prognosis, but these are still very aggressive cancers."
Studies show that people who have come of age since the 1950's are more likely to have engaged in oral sex than those that were born earlier. Experts say that oral sex is a known risk factor for HPV related throat cancers and this is why we are seeing an increase of HPV-throat cancers in women and men in their 50's.
The HPV linked cancer appears somewhat less deadly than throat cancers linked to heavy drinking and smoking however it is still a very serious disease. Dr. Marshall Posner of the Harvard Cancer Center in Boston notes: "They may have better prognosis, but these are still very aggressive cancers."
Now it is more important than ever to get tested for HPV, communicate with your partner and wear a condom.
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