Epidemiology and incidence of HPV‐related cancers of the head and neck

Epidemiology and incidence of HPV‐related cancers of the head and neck

Globally, 4.5% of cancers are due to the human papillomavirus (HPV). In the United States, 80 million people are infected with HPV, and the incidence of HPV oropharyngeal cancer has surpassed HPV cervical cancer. The highest burden of oropharyngeal cancer is seen in middle‐aged and increasingly olde...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of surgical oncology 2021-11, Vol.124 (6), p.920-922
Hauptverfasser: Roman, Benjamin R., Aragones, Abraham
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Cancer
Cervical cancer
Epidemiology
Head & neck cancer
HPV etiology
HPV incidence
HPV vaccine
HPV‐related oropharyngeal cancer
Human papillomavirus
Immunization
Throat cancer
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Zusammenfassung:Globally, 4.5% of cancers are due to the human papillomavirus (HPV). In the United States, 80 million people are infected with HPV, and the incidence of HPV oropharyngeal cancer has surpassed HPV cervical cancer. The highest burden of oropharyngeal cancer is seen in middle‐aged and increasingly older White men. HPV vaccination promises to change the epidemiology of this disease, but HPV vaccination rates remain too low today to reduce disease transmission.
ISSN:0022-4790
1096-9098
DOI:10.1002/jso.26687