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Filed under: Oral Cancer, Throat Cancer

My friends over at That’s Fit recently posted this item about one of the leading causes of throat cancer — Oral sex. The threat is so serious, in fact, that it beats the risk associated with smoking or drinking alcohol by nine times. Surprised? I am.

But the connection between throat cancer and oral sex is also linked to HPV (Human papillomavirus), a sexually transmitted disease that increases the chance of contracting cervical cancer in Women. What’s even more scary is that it’s estimated that 80% of Women contract HPV at some point during their life. And as Jonathon points out, the strong connection between HPV and cancer of the genitals should lead us to anticipate that the virus can cause cancer in other parts of our bodies too.

Still, the statistics — especially that oral sex is nine-time more likely to give you throat cancer than smoking — are pretty alarming. Don’t you think?

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Original post by Martha Edwards