The number of throat cancer cases is on the rise, with about 12,000-15,000 people expected to be diagnosed with throat cancer in 2013.

The biggest reason for this increase is the humanpapilloma virus (HPV) -- the same sexually transmitted infection that causes cervical cancer. In fact, by 2020, HPV may cause more throat cancers than cervical cancers.

We recently spoke with Erich Sturgis, M.D., professor of Head and Neck...