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Head and neck cancer awareness month is this April, so this is a good time to talk about the risks of HPV.
More than 100 different kinds of HPV exist. When the virus enters your body, generally through a cut, abrasion, or tiny skin rip, HPV infection occurs. There are usually no symptoms.
Skin-to-skin contact or unprotected sex are ways that the virus spreads. It is easy to have HPV without realizing it since your body’s immune system can fight off an infection before it may cause warts.
How does HPV lead to throat and mouth cancer?
HPV usually leads to cervical cancer but it can also lead to throat and mouth cancers, which are often less aggressive than cancers not previously linked to HPV.
The oropharynx, which includes the tonsils, base of the tongue, and back of the throat, can develop cancer as a result of an HPV infection, which can also infect the mouth and throat.
Males are twice as likely than women to be diagnosed with head and neck cancer, mostly because of risk-taking behaviours including smoking, drinking too much alcohol, and eating poorly. Males are likewise more likely to experience.
Source: Pulse
