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Head and neck cancer includes cancers of the mouth, nose, sinuses, salivary glands, throat, and lymph nodes in the neck. Most begin in the moist tissues that line the mouth, nose and throat. Using tobacco or alcohol increases your risk. In fact, 85 percent of head and neck cancers are linked to tobacco use, including smoking and smokeless tobacco.
Around 9,000 people each year are diagnosed with cancer in the oropharynx â areas in the throat including the base of the tongue and tonsils â that may be caused by HPV. This statistic indicates that HPV-related head and neck cancer is an epidemic. What is HPV-related cancer? HPV is an extremely common sexually transmitted infection.