
TUESDAY, Jan. 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- People who began having oral sex at a young age or at greater "intensity" may face an increased risk of a type of throat cancer, a new study finds.The study, published online Jan. 11 in the journal Cancer, focused on oropharyngeal cancer caused by human papillomavirus (HPV). The sexually transmitted infection can, in a small number of people, become persistent and lead to cancer.Most famously, HPV is a cause of cervical cancer. But it is also linked to several others, oropharyngeal cancer being one. In fact, HPV is believed to cause 70% of cases in the United States, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Studies have already found that the risk of HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer generally inches up with the number...