High-risk human papillomavirus (HPV), frequently transmitted via oral sex, is a major and rapidly growing cause of oropharyngeal (throat) cancer, replacing tobacco and alcohol as the leading risk factor in many developed regions.
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Human Papillomavirus in Head and Neck Cancer
2016 · cited by 45
This paper notes that human papillomavirus (HPV) infection causes a rapidly spreading subtype of head and neck cancers, with patients exhibiting higher numbers of oral sex partners.
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Human papillomavirus infection: Epidemiology, biology, host interactions, cancer development, prevention, and therapeutics.
2024 · cited by 0
This source states that high-risk HPV types are strongly associated with oropharyngeal cancers and that HPV is primarily transmitted through sexual contact, including oral sex.
Human papillomavirus-related oropharyngeal cancer.
2017 · cited by 0
This review highlights that high-risk HPV is the principal cause of increasing oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma and that the majority of oral HPV infections are acquired through oral sex.
Human Papillomavirus Vaccine to End Oropharyngeal Cancer. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
2021 · cited by 0
This meta-analysis reports that oral HPV16 infection causes the vast majority of HPV-related oropharyngeal cancers and is primarily linked to oral sex.
Oral sex and oropharyngeal cancer: The role of the primary care physicians.
2016 · cited by 0
This systematic review discusses how oral sex practices are associated with HPV16 infection and the subsequent development of oropharyngeal cancer.