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A member asked:
What are the chances of a teen getting throat cancer from drinking a lot of soda?
12 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Slim to none.: Throat cancer comes from alcohol and tobacco use, including smokeless. A teenager can get throat cancer/mouth cancer from those if he/she uses a lot and is especially susceptable.
Answered 10/4/2016
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Z E R O: Cancer of throat is associated with smoking (and chewing) tobacco produts, drinking alcohol, and likely human papiloma virus (hpv). While some include oral sex as the source, i've not seen the "how does it get there" data, but I am very impressed that the viral genome is found in the cancer of non-smokers. Hpv+ may convey a better prognosis as well.
Answered 11/11/2017
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