Sexually Transmitted Virus Could Surpass Smoking And Drinking As Cancer Cause: Incidence Of HPV-Related Throat And Tongue Cancers Increasing More Australians with oropharyngeal cancer tested positive for the human papillomavirus, suggesting that the virus and not smoking or heavy alcohol consumption caused their illness. Oral sex was identified as a likely culprit. by Katrina Pascual
Healthy Living/Wellness Throat and mouth cancers linked to HPV have hallmark symptoms, says study by Tabitha Laffernis