Timing, number, and type of sexual partners associated with risk of oropharyngeal cancer.
Virginia E DrakeCarole A FakhryMelina J WindonC Matthew StewartLee AkstAlexander HillelWade ChienPatrick HaBrett MilesChristine G GourinRajarsi MandalWojciech K MydlarzLisa RooperTanya TroySiddhartha YavvariTim WaterboerNicole BrennerDavid W EiseleGypsyamber D'SouzaPublished in: Cancer (2021)
Number of oral sex partners remains a strong risk factor for HPV-OPC; however, timing and intensity of oral sex are novel independent risk factors. These behaviors suggest additional nuances of how and why some individuals develop HPV-OPC.