Oral sex is fueling an 'epidemic' of throat cancers in the US and UK, doctor claims

The US and UK are experiencing an ‘epidemic’ of throat cancer – and experts point to oral sex as the culprit.

Dr Hisham Mohanna, from the University of Birmingham in the UK, said that 70 percent of throat cancer cases are caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), a harmless virus that spreads through sexual contact and is associated with multiple forms of cancers.

Dr. Muhanna said that people who have multiple oral sex partners have up to a nine-fold increased risk of throat cancer.

There is a vaccine for HPV, but only 54 percent of Americans have received it — far short of the 80 percent that is thought to be the population’s safety threshold.

This graph shows how the number of new cases of throat cancer in the United States has risen since 1999. It is rising about one percent annually in women and three percent in men

Dr. Muhanna wrote in ConversationOver the past two decades, there has been a rapid increase in throat cancer in the West, to the point that some have called it an epidemic.

This is due to a significant rise in a certain type of throat cancer called nasopharyngeal cancer.

Oropharyngeal cancer is the most common type of throat cancer. It appears in the tonsils and the back of the throat.

Doctors consider HPV infection to be the biggest risk factor for the disease.

Dr. Hisham Muhanna is a surgeon at the University of Birmingham, UK. Gave a cancer warning.

And Dr. Muhanna continued: “The human papilloma virus is transmitted through sexual contact. For oropharyngeal cancer, the main risk factor is the number of lifelong sexual partners, especially oral sex.

“Those who have six or more lifetime oral sex partners are 8.5 times more likely to develop oropharyngeal cancer than those who do not engage in oral sex.”

More than 50,000 cases of oral or oropharyngeal cancer are diagnosed in the United States each year, causing more than 10,000 deaths annually.

The number of cases is growing, however, at 1.3 percent annually in women and 2.8 percent among men, according to the American Cancer Society.

Doctors found that oral sex was the biggest risk factor for them – outpacing smoking, alcohol consumption and an unhealthy diet.

This is because the actions can lead to HPV infection in the back of the throat or near the tonsils.

This infection goes away on its own in most cases, but sometimes it can linger and cause cancer.

Scientists at NYU Langone estimate that up to 70 percent of throat cancer cases are caused by HPV infection.

In the UK, head and neck cancers together cause more than 12,000 cases and 4,000 deaths annually.

This data shows that cases of throat cancer in the UK are on the rise, just as they are in the US

HPV is a common virus spread through vaginal, anal, and oral sex with someone who is already infected.

There is a vaccine for human papillomavirus. It is over 80 percent effective and available in most of the developed world.

It is a two-dose vaccine for children between the ages of 11 and 12.

For people who miss this window, a three-dose shot is available for people ages 15 to 26.

The shot was only available to females in the United States until 2020, when eligibility was expanded to men as well.

It comes after a survey revealed that fewer and fewer Americans are aware that HPV can cause cervical cancer.

One of the most common STDs in the world, survey results show that the percentage of people who are aware that it can lead to cancer has decreased by 7% since 2014.

More than 90 percent of HPV-associated cancers can be prevented with the HPV vaccine, however uptake of the vaccine remains Below required level.

Given the links between HPV-related cancer awareness and HPV vaccine uptake, it is important that we increase population awareness of this association, as it may help increase vaccine uptake.

“Research has shown a high degree of public confidence in HPV information when received from healthcare providers,” he added.