Poor oral health linked to cancer-causing oral HPV infection

(American Association for Cancer Research) Poor oral health, including gum disease and dental problems, was found to be associated with oral human papillomavirus infection, which causes about 40 percent to 80 percent of oropharyngeal cancers, according to a study published in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news