People with six or more oral sex partners in their lifetime have increased throat cancer risk, according to study.
The paper, published back in the naughties, found strong evidence linking cunnilingus to the spread of human papillomavirus (HPV) – which may lead to throat cancer in both men and women.
The research identified having multiple oral sex partners as the leading sexual behavior increasing the risk of HPV-related throat cancer, even more than smoking or alcohol use.
Hisham Mehanna, a professor at the Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences for the University of Birmingham, explained that oropharyngeal cancer is more common than cervical cancer in both the UK and US.
