{"id":11613,"date":"2026-03-14T19:27:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T19:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/?p=11613"},"modified":"2026-03-14T19:27:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T19:27:15","slug":"expert-reveals-why-hpv-related-throat-cancer-is-rising-among-men-due-to-oral-sex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/?p=11613","title":{"rendered":"Expert reveals why HPV-related throat cancer is rising among men due to oral sex"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"70\" data-end=\"125\"><strong data-start=\"70\" data-end=\"120\">Men at Higher Risk for HPV-Related Oral Cancer<\/strong>\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/svg\/1f9b7.svg\" alt=\"\ud83e\uddb7\" \/><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"127\" data-end=\"1036\">\n<li data-section-id=\"1gy46bo\" data-start=\"127\" data-end=\"236\">\n<p data-start=\"129\" data-end=\"236\"><strong data-start=\"129\" data-end=\"143\">HPV facts:<\/strong>\u00a0A common STI that often shows\u00a0<strong data-start=\"174\" data-end=\"189\">no symptoms<\/strong>, but can cause\u00a0<strong data-start=\"205\" data-end=\"233\">genital warts or cancers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1k5ciuf\" data-start=\"237\" data-end=\"322\">\n<p data-start=\"239\" data-end=\"322\"><strong data-start=\"239\" data-end=\"254\">Risk stats:<\/strong>\u00a0About\u00a0<strong data-start=\"261\" data-end=\"275\">10% of men<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong data-start=\"280\" data-end=\"297\">3.6% of women<\/strong>\u00a0in the U.S. carry HPV.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"19qa46n\" data-start=\"323\" data-end=\"479\">\n<p data-start=\"325\" data-end=\"479\"><strong data-start=\"325\" data-end=\"346\">Oral cancer link:<\/strong>\u00a0Michael Douglas\u2019s 2010 throat cancer highlighted HPV\u2019s connection to\u00a0<strong data-start=\"416\" data-end=\"441\">head and neck cancers<\/strong>, which can take decades to develop.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"rqmto6\" data-start=\"480\" data-end=\"651\">\n<p data-start=\"482\" data-end=\"507\"><strong data-start=\"482\" data-end=\"505\">Higher-risk groups:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"510\" data-end=\"651\">\n<li data-section-id=\"jpjone\" data-start=\"510\" data-end=\"547\">\n<p data-start=\"512\" data-end=\"547\">Straight women with male partners<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1dfsmge\" data-start=\"550\" data-end=\"579\">\n<p data-start=\"552\" data-end=\"579\">Men who have sex with men<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1pgliac\" data-start=\"582\" data-end=\"651\">\n<p data-start=\"584\" data-end=\"651\">Men also face higher cancer rates due to\u00a0<strong data-start=\"625\" data-end=\"648\">smoking and alcohol<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"by7bqy\" data-start=\"652\" data-end=\"820\">\n<p data-start=\"654\" data-end=\"676\"><strong data-start=\"654\" data-end=\"674\">Prevention tips:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"679\" data-end=\"820\">\n<li data-section-id=\"13htp8o\" data-start=\"679\" data-end=\"735\">\n<p data-start=\"681\" data-end=\"735\"><strong data-start=\"681\" data-end=\"700\">HPV vaccination<\/strong>\u00a0(most effective before exposure)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"13xkbgk\" data-start=\"738\" data-end=\"774\">\n<p data-start=\"740\" data-end=\"774\"><strong data-start=\"740\" data-end=\"762\">Cervical screening<\/strong>\u00a0for women<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"xt1glv\" data-start=\"777\" data-end=\"820\">\n<p data-start=\"779\" data-end=\"820\">Avoid\u00a0<strong data-start=\"785\" data-end=\"796\">smoking<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong data-start=\"801\" data-end=\"818\">limit alcohol<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1y93jm4\" data-start=\"821\" data-end=\"1036\">\n<p data-start=\"823\" data-end=\"860\"><strong data-start=\"823\" data-end=\"858\">Warning signs of throat cancer:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"863\" data-end=\"1036\">\n<li data-section-id=\"lmaz6\" data-start=\"863\" data-end=\"889\">\n<p data-start=\"865\" data-end=\"889\">Persistent sore throat<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"17y404t\" data-start=\"892\" data-end=\"937\">\n<p data-start=\"894\" data-end=\"937\">Trouble swallowing or moving mouth\/tongue<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"131w6l2\" data-start=\"940\" data-end=\"967\">\n<p data-start=\"942\" data-end=\"967\">Unexplained weight loss<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"nu8wc8\" data-start=\"970\" data-end=\"1036\">\n<p data-start=\"972\" data-end=\"1036\">Ear pain, lumps, coughing blood, or white patches in the mouth<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1038\" data-end=\"1112\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/svg\/2705.svg\" alt=\"\u2705\" \/>\u00a0<strong data-start=\"1040\" data-end=\"1110\">Early 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