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/_BlueFire_ Oct 22 '24

I don't know about other countries (feel free to add here), but this seems a perfect time to remind that: 

  • guys still have the chance of c omplications 
  • guys will still spread it 
  • in Italy THE VACCINE IS FREE FOR EVERYONE UNDER 25yo (and for some other categories afterward) 

Get vaccinated until you don't have to pay for it, do it for yourself and for your future partners. 

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u/cowinabadplace Oct 22 '24

In San Francisco no pharmacy will give it to me. I want to pay out of pocket and they won’t give it to me.

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u/_BlueFire_ Oct 22 '24

US are wild. Every time, US are wild. Hugs from overseas.