Oral sex raises risk of throat cancer: study
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A study has revealed that oral sex raises the risk of throat cancer.
The Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York did the study.
The research team studied almost 97,000 people’s mouthwash samples for four years.
They discovered oral sex can induce human papillomavirus (HPV), which affects various body parts, including the anus, cervix, mouth and throat.
People with HPV in their mouthwash were 22 times more likely to develop a potentially lethal tumor, including oropharyngeal cancer, the study said.