Symptoms often include a painless neck lump and a sore throat. The main risk factors for tonsil cancer are smoking, drinking alcohol and infection with the human papilloma virus (HPV). Most tonsil ...

Cancers that arise in the tonsil or back of the tongue are classified as oropharyngeal cancer, and most of these (approximately 70%) are caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV). Head and neck ...

HPV-18) are usually associated with cancers, such as: Cervical cancer Anal cancer Oropharyngeal cancer (throat, base of tongue, and tonsils) Vaginal, vulvar, and penile cancers According to Dr ...

HPV is a common virus spread via sexual contact, which can cause cervical and throat cancer. Most infections clear on their own, however high-risk types like HPV-16 are connected with severe cases.

Experts have now warned that the winter virus you thought you'd come down with, may not be a cold - and could actually be a sign of something far more serious.

HPV infection can lead to cancers in men, including penile cancer, cancers of the anus and throat and tonsils in both genders. Cervical cancer in itself according to health experts is rare without ...

They're all talking about HPV, or human papillomavirus. It's the most common sexually transmitted infection, but it's also ...

Discover how HPV silently triggers throat cancer, why vaccination rates are dropping, and what medical experts say about ...

Genital human papillomavirus is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States and is thought to be ...

The virus can only live in certain cells on the surface of the skin or soft tissues in the body’s canals and organs, the American Cancer Society said. About 40 of more than 200 HPV strains can ...