Michael Douglas, who was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2010, says oral sex was the cause. But what's the risk?


2,000 cases a year, from how many people ?

When it comes to oral cancers, here's a rough guide to the statistics. In 2010, around 6,000 people were diagnosed. For comparison, in 2010 there were also 2,850 diagnoses of cervical cancer and 49,900 diagnoses of breast cancer.

Noting the above caveats, it's calculated that between 25% and 35% of oral cancers are HPV-related – meaning it seems to be involved in somewhere between 1,500 to 2,000 diagnoses a year.

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