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http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2011/10/03/increase-in-oral-cancers-linked-to-hpv/
Increase in oral cancers linked to HPV
October 3rd, 2011
04:00 PM ET
The human papillomavirus is contributing to the growing number of head and neck cancers in the United States, according to a new study Monday in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
The study found that the number of cases of oropharyngeal cancer - cancers of the tonsil, back of the mouth (throat) and base of the tongue - has been on the rise since the mid-1980s. The study suggests that one reason could an increase in the number of people having oral sex resulting in oral human papillomavirus exposure....
:waitasec: Men, women, both?
Increase in oral cancers linked to HPV
October 3rd, 2011
04:00 PM ET
The human papillomavirus is contributing to the growing number of head and neck cancers in the United States, according to a new study Monday in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
The study found that the number of cases of oropharyngeal cancer - cancers of the tonsil, back of the mouth (throat) and base of the tongue - has been on the rise since the mid-1980s. The study suggests that one reason could an increase in the number of people having oral sex resulting in oral human papillomavirus exposure....
:waitasec: Men, women, both?
