Welcome to OCF! I suggest you read and educate yourself about not only throat cancer but HPV as well. It is not helpful putting blame on yourself or anyone else for a very common disease (HPV). Many people will have HPV at some point in their lives and most will successfully clear it from their systems. Only a tiny percentage will have the HPV go on to cause serious health problems. There is still more unknown about HPV than is known which is why research is so important. With contributions, OCF helps to fund research programs on HPV and has for many years.