Comments on: why don't people believe that you can't get throat cancer from oral sex? http://www.benefitshealthcenter.com/why-dont-people-believe-that-you-cant-get-throat-cancer-from-oral-sex-4833.html Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:20:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: cando_86 http://www.benefitshealthcenter.com/why-dont-people-believe-that-you-cant-get-throat-cancer-from-oral-sex-4833.html#comment-24020 cando_86 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:25:19 +0000 http://www.benefitshealthcenter.com/why-dont-people-believe-that-you-cant-get-throat-cancer-from-oral-sex-4833.html#comment-24020 Probably because that statement makes it seem like oral sex causes throat cancer. It doesn't. Rather, HPV in the throat increases likelihood of getting throat cancer. Now, if you said "Why don't people believe that sex which can spread HPV will increase your chances of getting cancer?", I'd be scratching my head dumbfoundedly right along with you. But it just isn't true that performing oral sex will cause you cancer- for example, it won't do that at all between two clean, disease-free people engaging in oral sex. Hope that helps. Probably because that statement makes it seem like oral sex causes throat cancer.

It doesn’t.

Rather, HPV in the throat increases likelihood of getting throat cancer. Now, if you said "Why don’t people believe that sex which can spread HPV will increase your chances of getting cancer?", I’d be scratching my head dumbfoundedly right along with you. But it just isn’t true that performing oral sex will cause you cancer- for example, it won’t do that at all between two clean, disease-free people engaging in oral sex.

Hope that helps.

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