Oral sex may contribute to an increase in the number of occurrences of throat cancer, health experts say.<\/p>\n
Jamie Theakston, a 53-year-old UK radio host, has revealed that he has stage one laryngeal cancer after listeners detected a change in his voice.<\/p>\n
Theakston revealed this week that he will be taking a vacation from his work at Heart Radio, according to Mail Online.<\/p>\n
“Around 70% of throat cancer cases are caused by HPV,” said Dr Hisham Mehanna of the University of Birmingham, adding that having several oral sex partners can increase the risk up to ninefold.<\/p>\n
Doctors have long connected smoking and alcohol intake to head and neck cancers, but new evidence suggests that human papillomavirus (HPV) plays a substantial role.<\/p>\n
He stated that those who have several oral sex partners are up to nine times more likely to develop throat cancer, commonly known as oropharyngeal cancer.<\/p>\n
He stated in The Conversation that throat cancer has been “rapidly increasing in the west,” to the point where some have labeled it “an epidemic.”<\/p>\n
According to study, around eight out of every ten people will carry HPV on their bodies at some point, with roughly one-third of the population infected at any given moment.<\/p>\n
It is most typically found on and around the genitals and usually causes no problems\u2014the virus is thought to be so innocuous that the body’s immune system does not naturally attack it.<\/p>\n
However, for unknown reasons, the virus can infect body tissues and cause cell alterations that lead to cancer.<\/p>\n
There are about 150 different strains of HPV, but only about 12 are cancer-causing. HPV 16 and 18 are the most frequent high-risk strains that can result in oropharyngeal cancer.<\/p>\n
Both the United Kingdom and the United States are witnessing a “throat cancer epidemic,” with roughly 12,800 new cases in the former and 71,100 in the latter.<\/p>\n
Cancer Research UK reports that head and neck cancer rates in the United Kingdom have increased by more than a third since the early 1990s.<\/p>\n
HPV, a virus that is often thought to be harmless and is transmitted through sexual contact, has been associated to a variety of malignancies, including those of the mouth, throat, and cervix.<\/p>\n
\u201cHPV 16 and 18 are the most common high-risk strains that can cause oropharyngeal cancer,\u201d Mehanna added.<\/p>\n
Laryngeal cancer, which affects the voice box, is four times more common in men and is typically diagnosed in their 60s.<\/p>\n
Common symptoms include prolonged hoarseness, difficulty swallowing, and a lump in the neck. Early discovery can greatly improve outcomes, with survival rates of around 65% five years after diagnosis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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