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What is the relation between HPV virus and head and neck cancer?
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EzraCohenMD (Physician - Oncology - Hematology/Oncology (Verified) ) - 07 / 15 / 2012
HPV is the causal agent in some head and neck cancer - ones that occur in the tonsils or base of tongue (the part of the tongue you cannot see when you open your mouth). It is associated with specific sexual practices, e.g. oral sex, and is increasing in incidence. We think that oral-genital or oral-anal contact with the virus is required to contract the infection. The majority (99% or more) of people who are infected do not get cancer. In some people the infection is not cleared and years or decades later a cancer develops. About one-third of all head and neck cancers are caused by HPV but we think that number will climb to nearly one-half in the next 10 years.
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