Did you know the HPV vaccine helps prevent throat cancer? 👏🏾 HPV (human papillomavirus) isn’t just linked to cervical cancer, it’s also the leading cause of oropharyngeal cancers (cancers of the tonsils, tongue base, and throat). In fact, HPV is now responsible for more throat cancers than cervical cancers in the U.S. Here’s how it happens: 🔹 HPV is spread through oral s3x 🔹 Over time, persistent infection with high-risk HPV types (like HPV-16) can cause abnormal cell changes in the throat.