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Can you get mouth cancer from kissing
A 44-year-old member asked:

Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 34 years experience
No, but . . .: Mouth cancer (oral cancer) is not transmitted by kissing. However, doctors believe that some throat cancers are caused by strains of HPV (human papill... Read More
6.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago

Dr. Victor Zeinesanswered
Dentistry 52 years experience
NO: Cancer is not an infectious disease. Rather its a change in tissue reproduction...Kissing should not have an effect on any type of cancertransmission... Read More
5.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago

Dr. Louis Galliaanswered
Surgery - Oral & Maxillofacial 46 years experience
No: No. Most common causes smoking and alcohol. See ENT doc for assessment, treatment.
937 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 35-year-old member asked:

Dr. Gary Klugmananswered
Dentistry 47 years experience
Not cancer: I can't think of any science around kissing and cancer. There are diseases that can be transferred by saliva, Mononucleosis is just one of them.
3.5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago

Dr. Louis Galliaanswered
Surgery - Oral & Maxillofacial 46 years experience
911 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 43-year-old member asked:

Dr. Maryam Chianianswered
Dentistry 30 years experience
Tobacco use: Not everyone who chews tobacco and smokes cigarette will end up with cancer. We all have different immune system and everyone's body reacts different... Read More
5.5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 39-year-old member asked:

Dr. Media Najafianswered
Dentistry 23 years experience
Define Short term: What is short term? Months, few years, few days, weeks?
There is high and direct correlation between smokeless tobacco and oral cancer. The chances ... Read More
5.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 38-year-old member asked:

Dr. Theodore Davantzisanswered
Dentistry 41 years experience
Genetic Mutation: A genetic mutation occurs which causes the cancerous cells to divide uncontrollably and to not die off. This mutation can be from a genetic predisposi... Read More
5.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A male asked:

Dr. Theodore Davantzisanswered
Dentistry 41 years experience
Mutations: Cancer occurs when cells mutate, divide uncontrollably, and do not die off. The mutation can occur naturally, but more often from an outside source. V... Read More
5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 46-year-old member asked:

Dr. Dennis Diazanswered
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 39 years experience
Probably note: Oral cancers that are due to smoking are the result of chronic irritation from daily exposure to the toxins in cigarettes or smokeless tobacco. This... Read More
6.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 32-year-old member asked:

Dr. Raymundo Romeroanswered
Medical Oncology 23 years experience
YES AND YES: Smoking has been the major risk factor for cancers of the mouth but more recently oral sex has been identified as a risk factor due to the human papil... Read More
5.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 18-year-old male asked:

Dr. Jeffry Gillanswered
Pediatrics 30 years experience
Yes: There is no 'safe' length of time to smoke before the risk of cancer kicks in. Also, cancers often have many contributing causes--so smoking can be ju... Read More
3.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 30-year-old member asked:

Dr. Joseph Woodsanswered
Pathology 29 years experience
Probably not.: This usually takes a long time to devolop. Patients usually present ove age 50. Alcohol and tobacco use (also smokeless) are risk factors. This usu... Read More
5.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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