Ohio State Study Shows Oral HPV Infection Three Times More Common in Men

New research shows that men are three times more likely than women to have an oral human papilloma virus (HPV) infection. The findings help explain why HPV-related oral cancers are three times more common in men than women. Maura Gillison, MD, PhD, a medical oncologist and a head and neck cancer specialist at Ohio State’s Comprehensive Cancer Center – James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC – James), led the study, which was published online Jan. 26 by the Journal of the American Medical Association. Click here to read more.