Tonsil, throat and other HPV-related cancers are on the rise.
When actor Michael Douglas told a reporter that his throat cancer was caused by HPV contracted through oral sex, two themes emerged that had nothing to do with celebrity gossip. The first was incredulity — since when was oral sex related to throat cancer? Even the reporterthought he had misheard. The second was embarrassment. This was too much information, not only about sexual behavior but also about one's partners.
Douglas apologized, and maybe the world was not ready to hear the greater truth behind what he was suggesting.
