Medical experts reveal critical information about the growing link between HPV and oral cancer, ... over 12,000 individuals received diagnoses of oral cancer affecting the throat, base of tongue, ...

USA TODAY asked cancer experts to explain HPV's role in oral cancer and other diseases. Q. What causes oral cancers — those of the tongue, tonsils and back of the throat?

An HPV infection can infect the mouth and throat, and cause cancer of the oropharynx, which includes the back of the throat, the base of the tongue, and the tonsils.

Medically reviewed by Renita White, MD Human papillomavirus (HPV), the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) in ...

HPV Tied to Better Tongue, Tonsil Cancer Outcomes. By ABC News. May 14, 2008, 5:04 PM. May 15 -- WEDNESDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) -- Tonsil and tongue cancers linked to human papillomavirus ...

As well as causing cervical cancer, HPV types 16 and 18 contribute to 50 percent of penile cancer, 80 percent of anal cancers, 20 percent of mouth, and 30 percent of throat cancers," Yates explained.

These are the stories of men with breast cancer. The future of HPV and throat, mouth cancer. Gen X never had the vaccine available growing up, hence the thinking for a continued increase in cases.

Among all variations of HPV, type 16 has been labeled as the highest risk, contributing to an average of 90 percent of OP-SCC cancer cases, affecting both men and women.

Human papillomavirus (HPV) that occurs in the mouth is a sexually transmitted infection (STI). It often has few or no symptoms, which is why getting regularly tested is important. More than 100 ...

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 it's linked to HPV.