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Article: HPV Infection Linked to Throat Cancers; Oral Sex Increases Risk for Both Men and Women.
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- May 9, 2007
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Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
BALTIMORE, May 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have conclusive evidence that human papillomavirus (HPV) causes some throat cancers in both men and women. Reporting in the May 10 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, the researchers found that oral HPV infection is the strongest risk factor for the disease, regardless of tobacco and alcohol use, and having multiple oral sex partners tops the list of sex practices that boost risk for the HPV-linked cancer.
Study author and cancer virus expert Maura Gillison, M.D., Ph.D., first reported the connection between ...