JAB wrote:
> Throat Cancer Is Becoming an Epidemic, And Oral Sex May Be Why
>
> Over the past two decades, there has been a rapid increase in
> throat cancer in the west, to the extent that some have called
> it an epidemic.
>
> This has been due to a large rise in a specific type of throat
> cancer called oropharyngeal cancer (the area of the tonsils
> and back of the throat).
>
> The main cause of this cancer is the human papillomavirus
> (HPV), which are also the main cause of cancer of the cervix.
> Oropharyngeal cancer has now become more common than cervical
> cancer in the US and the UK.
>
> HPV is sexually transmitted. For oropharyngeal cancer, the
> main risk factor is the number of lifetime sexual partners,
> especially oral sex. Those with six or more lifetime oral-sex
> partners are 8.5 times more likely to develop oropharyngeal
> cancer than those who do not practice oral sex.
>
>
https://www.sciencealert.com/throat-cancer-is-becoming-an-epidemic-and-oral-sex-may-be-why
Looks like I'm safe from getting throat cancer...
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