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What should be done about the increasing rates of oral cancer from sexually transmitted diseases in young people?

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Education/awareness: Transmission of hpv from genital-oral sexual practices can lead to oral cancers.

Answered 6/22/2012

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Dr. Liawaty Ho answered

Specializes in Hematology and Oncology

Education&vaccine: Education and awareness have to be improved-especially for teenagers and parents of teenagers also, hpv vaccinations are available to prevent hpv infection and hopefully to prevent and decrease incidence of hpv associated cancers.

Answered 11/27/2017

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