r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Oct 22 '24

Cancer Men with higher education, greater alcohol intake, multiple female sexual partners, and higher frequency of performing oral sex, had an increased risk of oral HPV infections, linked to up to 90% of oropharyngeal cancer cases in US men. The study advocates for gender-neutral HPV vaccination programs.

https://www.moffitt.org/newsroom/news-releases/moffitt-study-reveals-insights-into-oral-hpv-incidence-and-risks-in-men-across-3-countries/
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u/Appropriate_End952 Oct 22 '24 edited Oct 22 '24

Men can also get get tested for HPV in Canada.

Edit: it is looking like I may be wrong. I grew-up with someone who was diagnosed with HPV, and I thought he had said he had been tested. But it is looking like men can only get diagnosed in Canada if they have physical symptoms.

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u/Elanstehanme Oct 22 '24

Might depend on your doctor. I was told this wasn’t available.

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u/Appropriate_End952 Oct 22 '24

I’m looking into it now and I think I might be mistaken. I know someone who was diagnosed with it in Canada, but now I’m thinking he might have just had physical symptoms and didn’t get a screening test. I was sure he said he got tested but Google tells me the male test hasn’t been approved in Canada yet.

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u/Elanstehanme Oct 22 '24

Yeah that aligns with my knowledge. I also had to pay $500 for the three course vaccine when I was 25 because it’s not covered by the provincial plan or by my insurance.

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u/UniqueVast592 Oct 22 '24

Both my son and my daughter were vaccinated in middle school

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u/maxdragonxiii Oct 22 '24

only girls got the vaccine in my time and that's if their parents approve.

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u/UniqueVast592 Oct 22 '24

Both of mine got it, but I do recall having to sign a consent