New Study Shows Headjobs Might Be Giving You Cancer
Researchers from John Hopkins University found that frequent and “intense” oral s** could greatly increase the risk of mouth and throat cancer.
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Feb 4 · 2 min read

By Gavin Butler
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Too much oral s** could lead to an increased risk of mouth and throat cancer, according to a new study that looked into the correlation between giving head and getting human papillomavirus (HPV).

A team of researchers from Johns Hopkins University got more than 500 people to complete a behavioural survey on their s***** activities over several years. About a third of participants had been diagnosed with HPV; about two thirds hadn’t. Main points of interest included an individual’s age, their total number of s***** partners, the age of their “s***** initiation”, and the number of people they performed oral s** on within a short time period.

The findings, published in the American Cancer Society’s peer-reviewed journal CANCER, indicate that having 10 prior oral s** partners is linked to a 4.3-times greater likelihood of contracting HPV-related cancer of the mouth and throat, and that having oral s** at a younger age and more partners in a shorter time period are both associated with higher risk.

Participants who had older s***** partners when they were young and those with partners who engaged in extramarital s** were also more likely to have contracted the cancers, while those who had never engaged in oral s** were less likely.

“Our study builds on previous research to demonstrate that it is not only the number of oral s***** partners, but also other factors not previously appreciated that contribute to the risk of exposure to HPV orally and subsequent HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer,” said Virginia Drake, MD, who conducted the study.

“We have uncovered additional nuances of how and why some people may develop this cancer, which may help identify those at greater risk.”

The study further notes that those who give oral s** before engaging in i********** for the first time are at an increased risk of becoming infected with HPV. Reason being that, according to researchers, an initial exposure to HPV via the g******* results in a “robust immune response”, thus preparing a person’s body for when the virus is introduced orally. Those who go straight for oral s** lack this immune response, and are therefore at a higher risk of infection.
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