Don't panic
BBC NEWS | Health | Oral sex linked to mouth cancer
Some cases of mouth cancer could be caused by a virus contracted during oral sex, scientists have warned. ...
Experts say heavy smoking or drinking causes most mouth cancers, but the HPV link could help explain why some young adults develop the rare disease.
But they stressed people did not need to alter their behaviour.
Well alter as in "increase" might be OK - as Bill Hicks said if men could give themselves oral sex, all the women in the audience would be sat on their own watching an empty stage.
But if this persistant tickle in the back of my throat proves to be something other than a sore throat I would just like to blame the smoke and drink, OK?