A rapid rise in the rate of oropharyngeal cancer among men is being linked to human papillomavirus (HPV), and the number of cases in the U.S. could increase by almost 30% by 2020, surpassing the ...
Oral HPV burden is highest among older men, which puts them at higher risk of developing oropharyngeal cancer, according to research published in JAMA Otolarygology - Head and Neck Surgery. A team led ...
March 30, 2010 — The incidence of oropharyngeal carcinoma related to human papillomavirus (HPV) has been increasing in recent years, and there is speculation that this is the result of the "sexual ...
The demographic and behavioral characteristics of the 205 participating men are shown in Table 1. The mean age of the study sample was 38.5 years (standard deviation [SD] = 14.2). The majority (65.2%) ...
Oral sex is behind a wave of throat cancer cropping up in the U.S., causing an “epidemic,” according to Hisham Mehanna, a professor at the Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences at the University of ...
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7 common myths about HPV

HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection in America. It helps to know the facts about how you can get it and its effects.
When we think of human papillomavirus (HPV), the first association that comes to mind is cervical cancer. That link is well established. But what most people don’t realise is that HPV has now quietly ...
This sexually transmitted infection is almost entirely preventable. Here's what experts say you really need to know to ...
Surgery Alone Versus Chemoradiotherapy Followed by Surgery for Stage I and II Esophageal Cancer: Final Analysis of Randomized Controlled Phase III Trial FFCD 9901 An oral rinse sample, risk factor ...