Can Oral Sex Really Give You Cancer?

By Rachael RettnerMyHealthNewsDailyReports of an increase in head and neck cancers that are caused by human papillomavirus, or HPV, have lead some to propose that changes in sexual behavior, specifically an increase in oral sex, are responsible.

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