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Head and Neck Cancers • Radiation Oncology
How often do women develop HPV associated oropharyngeal cancers?
Assuming the answer is quite low, the next question is why?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Community Practice
HPV associated Oropharyngeal SCC is much more common in Men than Women, nearly 3-4 times higher. One possible explanation is higher prevalance of HPV virus in female genitalia as compared to men, however, biological differences in viral clearance may also be a factor. Although, the incidence of HPV ...
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Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution
This recent publication addressed the prevalence of oral HPV in men and women:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31503300Figure 1 from this publication answers yourhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27531874