More men diagnosed with HPV-related cancers; vaccine highly recommended

AUSTIN (KXAN) — About 9,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with cancers of the throat and mouth that may be caused by HPV every year, according to the CDC. Of those diagnosed, men are four times more likely to get them than women.
Doctors, like Rachel Brightwell from Austin Cancer Centers, says it highlights the importance of vaccinating boys at the recommended ages of 11-12.
“Why would you want your children to have to go through that? Cervical cancer, penile ca