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Can a teenager get a lip cancer even without chewing any tobacco, not smoking and not taking drugs?

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Oral cancer and HPV: There has been a rise in the incidence of oral cancers that ar related to HPV (virus) infection. This can occur even in cases where there is no tobacco use.

Answered 8/21/2015

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