Cancers Associated with Human Papillomavirus

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (U.S.). Division of Cancer Prevention and Control.
• Description:
  According to data from 2017 to 2021, an estimated 47,984 new cases of human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated cancers were reported in the United States each year, including 26,280 among females and 21,704 among males.
  
  Cervical cancer is the most common HPV-associated cancer among females, and oropharyngeal cancers (cancers of the back of the throat, including the base of the tongue and tonsils) are the most common among males.
  
  HPV is a recognized cause of cancer. Although most HPV infections are asymptomatic and clear spontaneously, persistent infections can progress to precancer or cancer. HPV causes most cervical cancers, as well as some cancers of the vagina, vulva, penis, anus, and oropharynx. Cancer registries do not routinely collect information about HPV status, so in this report, HPV-associated cancers are defined as those that occur in parts of the body where HPV is often found.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Human Papillomavirus Viruses Incidence Neoplasms
• Series:
  United States Cancer Statistics   ; U.S. Cancer Statistics Data Brief  
• DOI:
  https://dx.doi.org/10.15620/cdc/174569
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• CIO:
  National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
• Division:
  Division of Cancer Prevention and Control
• Topic:
  Cancer statistics
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-4
• Volume:
  39
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
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