Iron Maiden Singer Bruce Dickinson Says His Cancer Was Caused By excessive Cunninlingus

Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson believes his tongue cancer was caused by too much oral s3x.

The 56-year-old star was given the all clear in May after weeks of chemotherapy, but believes the disease which was attacking the back of his tongue - may have been caused by a sexually transmitted HPV (human papillomavirus).The virus is passed on through oral s3x with women, and he's now calling for more awareness on the link between the two diseases.

In an interview with Jim Norton on Opie Radio, he said: "The thing about the HPV virus is people don't know a great deal about it. I don't mean to be flippant or anything, but you would expect lesbians to have a higher incidence of it.

"But no, there's is 25 percent less than in men. It seems to be something that affects men. There are 150 or so strains of HPV virus, but only a couple you're interested in, 80 percent of us have been exposed to it, and you can't get rid of it.

"It comes and it goes. For some reason, and nobody knows why, in guys over 40 it can persist. The virus leaves behind a little genetic code, that starts off the cancer."

Thou he is now cancer-free, Bruce was busy recording the new Iron Maiden album The Book of Souls before he was diagnosed with cancer.

In the same vein, Hollywood star Michael Douglas also overcame tongue cancer and previously mused that his illness could have been caused by the HPV virus transmitted by oral s3x.