{"id":334328,"date":"2025-08-10T23:26:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T23:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/334328\/"},"modified":"2025-08-10T23:26:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T23:26:09","slug":"throat-cancer-warning-after-man-developed-disease-from-bedroom-activity-world-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/334328\/","title":{"rendered":"Throat cancer warning after man developed disease from bedroom activity | World | News"},"content":{"rendered":"

A father who thought a lump in his throat was just fatigue from intense gym workouts was stunned to learn it was actually throat cancer, caused by the human papillomavirus<\/a> (HPV) contracted through oral sex. Frank Lane, 60, from Hampshire spotted a firm swelling the size of an egg on the right side of his neck while shaving last November. Initially, he assumed it was a swollen gland<\/a> from vigorous exercise and decided to monitor it.<\/p>\n

But when it failed to shrink after two weeks, he visited his GP. A closer inspection revealed a mass on his tonsils<\/a>, leading to a biopsy. Just 10 days later, Frank was given the devastating diagnosis of throat cancer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Doctors told him HPV was to blame \u2013 a claim reminiscent of Hollywood<\/a> actor Michael Douglas\u2019s revelation in 2010 that his own cancer was linked to the virus.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey said because of the shape of the virus inside my biopsy, they could tell it was from about 40 years ago,\u201d Frank said. \u201cI was sexually active at 20, having fun, but not with loads of different girls. When I got told, I thought, \u2018I\u2019m never doing that again.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

At first, Frank dismissed the idea it could be cancer, pointing out he had quit smoking a decade earlier. But his consultant\u2019s certainty, and a quick Google search, left no room for doubt.<\/p>\n

In January 2024, Frank began treatment at Henley Hospital in Oxfordshire. Two initial rounds of chemotherapy failed to shrink the tumour, so doctors recommended an intensive six-week radiotherapy course.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was in the army for 12 years, and that [radiotherapy] was the most painful thing I\u2019ve ever experienced in my life,\u201d he recalled.<\/p>\n

Now in remission and undergoing check-ups every two months, Frank is urging others to take unusual symptoms seriously. \u201cIf you have any unusual lumps or changes, don\u2019t ignore them \u2013 get them checked,\u201d he said, adding with a laugh: \u201cMy advice is, don\u2019t have oral sex.\u201d<\/p>\n

HPV is a group of viruses affecting the skin and moist membranes, and is often transmitted during sexual activity, including oral sex. While it\u2019s well known for its role in cervical cancer, research increasingly suggests it can also lead to cancers in the throat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A father who thought a lump in his throat was just fatigue from intense gym workouts was stunned…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":334329,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[105,4327,351,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-334328","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-health","8":"tag-health","9":"tag-health-section","10":"tag-sexual-health","11":"tag-uk","12":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115007061132943915","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/334328","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=334328"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/334328\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/334329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=334328"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=334328"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=334328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}