Throat cancer refers to cancer of the voice box, vocal cords, and other parts of the throat. Learn about the symptoms, risk factors, treatment, and outlook.

Oral sex is the X-rated culprit behind a wave of throat cancer cropping up in the US, fueling a so-called “epidemic.” According to Hisham Mehanna, a professor at the Institute of Cancer and ...

What are the first signs of throat cancer? In its earlier stages, throat cancer can often be mistaken for a common cold, coronavirus or sore throat, as the symptoms overlap.

Oropharyngeal cancer is a type of head and neck cancer that tends to affect people between 50 and 80 but is becoming more prevalent among younger generations.

Because HPV is sexually transmitted, "for oropharyngeal cancer, the main risk factor is the number of lifetime sexual partners, especially oral sex," Mehanna said.

Oral sex is stoking an “epidemic” of throat cancer, which is now more common than cervical cancer in the US and the UK, experts say. A new study claims that this has prompted a large rise in a ...

Martina Navratilova Says She Has Throat and Breast Cancer The 66-year-old former tennis star called the diagnoses a “double whammy” that she hoped to overcome through treatment.

Throat cancer rates have risen sharply in recent years. And yes, HPV — human papillomavirus, the most common sexually transmitted disease in America — is behind many of the cases.

How HPV affects the throat and mouth HPV is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections, with certain strains known to cause cancer. When transmitted through oral sex, high-risk HPV ...

Cases of throat cancer have been skyrocketing in recent years, mainly due to increased levels of HPV (human papillomavirus) infections, caused by oral sex.

Oral sex may be the biggest factor in the rise of throat cancer in the United States. Dr. Hisham Mehanna — a professor at the Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences at the University of ...