Oral sex, cancer and death: sexually transmitted cancers.
We briefly highlight the growing body of recent evidence linking unprotected oral sex with the development of some types of head and neck cancer in younger patients. These tumours appear to be increasing in incidence although the development of more sensitive methods of HPV detection may be a confounding factor.
Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Chase Farm & Barnet NHS Trust, Enfield, UK. mrtupile@yahoo.com
Tahwinder
T
Upile
Waseem
W
Jerjes
Mohammed
M
Al-Khawalde
Hani
H
Radhi
Holger
H
Sudhoff
D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000209:etiology* / Q000821:virology; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D009055:Mouth / Q000821:virology; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology; D015995:Prevalence; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012725:Sexual Behavior
D004279:DNA, Viral