alt.hn

7/10/2026 at 8:31:25 PM

Maura Gillison, Who Transformed the Treatment of Mouth and Throat Cancers, Died

https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/maura-gillison-cancer-research-dies-f89b6c90

by kamaraju

7/14/2026 at 10:15:15 PM

"She suspected the HPV infection of the oral airway occurred through oral/genital contact."

"...the overriding risk factor for the cancer was multiple sex partners"

"...people who reported more than six oral sex partners through a confidential survey had a higher than eight-fold increased risk of developing cancer."

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/articles/2024/07/tracki...

by morninglight