CDC: Oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma now most common HPV-associated cancer

In 2015, oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma surpassed cervical cancer as the most common HPV-associated cancer in the United States, according to CDC data published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Among women, researchers observed a 1.6% decrease in HPV-related cervical cancer and a 0.6...

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Published inHEM/ONC today Vol. 19; no. 20; p. 52
Main Authors Homer, Cassie, Osborn, Heather A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Thorofare SLACK INCORPORATED 25.10.2018
Subjects
Cervical cancer
Ethnicity
Head & neck cancer
Hispanic people
Human papillomavirus
Immunization
Infections
Medical screening
Minority & ethnic groups
Prevention
Race
Researchers
Womens health
United States > US
Alaska
North America
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Summary:In 2015, oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma surpassed cervical cancer as the most common HPV-associated cancer in the United States, according to CDC data published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Among women, researchers observed a 1.6% decrease in HPV-related cervical cancer and a 0.6% decrease in rates of HPV-related vaginal squamous cell carcinoma. [...]it emphasizes the importance of efforts to educate the general population about the growing risk for preventable HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancer and the role of HPV vaccination. -
ISSN:1526-0488