The AntiCancer Vaccine Every Parent Should Know About After successful treatment for throat cancer caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), Jim Bennett has an important message for parents of preteens. "I didn't have a clue what HPV was," says Jim Bennett, of Port Deposit. He learned that the virus had been dormant in his body for more than 20 years. 6 MARYLAND'S HEALTH MATTERS Together, the Kaufman Cancer Center and the UM Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer