More Men Developing Oral Cancer From STD

There's a growing population of young men with head and neck cancer not caused by alcohol or tobacco, CBS station WJZ-TV in Baltimore reports.

Instead, it's caused by human papillomavirus or HPV. That's the same sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer in women.

Johns Hopkins researchers are now working feverishly to determine whether the same vaccine that protects girls from HPV also works on boys.

Sally Thorner has the health story that could save your life.

We can't help but get the message: girls need to be vaccinated for HPV. It may surprise you that in the not too distant future guys could be next.