Breaking-The easiest way of contacting virus has be label out as Kissing overtaken smoking and drinking as the leading
risk factor for developing head and neck cancers.
A new research has it that the humble French kiss can pass on human papilloma virus
(HPV), and Head of Maxillofacial and Head and neck Surgery at the Royal Darwin
Hospital, Dr Mahiban Thomas, said the virus was responsible for 70% of head and
neck cancer cases.
Dr Thomas told Daily Mail Australia if you became infected
by HPV in the oropharynx, your risk of developing head and neck cancer was 250
times higher than that of someone without the virus.
While most commonly associated with cervical cancers, HPV
can affect both men and women.
There are more than 100 types of the virus, but only about
eight ‘high risk’ strains of HPV that can cause cancers in the oropharynx.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said studies
suggest Oral HPV could be passed on during oral s$x or open-mouthed or ‘French’
kissing, and about 7% of people have oral HPV, but only 1% of people have the
type of oral HPV that is found in oropharyngeal cancers.
Dr Thomas said recent studies suggested even engaging in
‘petting’ without s$xual interaction could transfer HPV.
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