Pathologists have raised concern about the link between oral sex and oropharyngeal cancers as the rate of cases continues to rise in middle-aged people. Thanks to the revised improvements to sexual education across the nation, we’re more attuned than ever to the dangers of Human Papillomavirus – otherwise known as HPV – and its nature to be easily transmitted via sexual activity.

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