Experts said this study in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, which quantifies the link, showed “striking” results.There are more than 100 types of HPV. Most people will be infected with HPV at some point, but in most the immune system will offer protection.There are two HPV strains which are most likely to cause cancer – HPV-16 and HPV-18.HPV-16 is thought to be responsible for around 60% of cervical cancers, 80% of cancers in the anus and 60% of oral cancers.Around 1,500 people are diagnosed with throat cancers each year in the UK, with around 470 people dying from the disease.
via BBC News – HPV virus ‘linked to third of throat cancer cases’.