Basic Information
Learn about cancers associated with human papillomavirus (HPV), HPV and oropharyngeal cancer, and preventing HPV-associated cancers.
Statistics
About 42,700 HPV-associated cancers occur in the United States each year. See rates by race and ethnicity, rates by state, and median age at diagnosis.
Prevention
The HPV vaccine can prevent many HPV-associated cancers. Cervical cancer can be prevented or found early through regular screening. Learn more.
Released in August 2018, this U.S. Cancer Statistics Data Brief [PDF-441KB] reports the number of new HPV-associated cancer cases each year, HPV-associated cancer rates by sex and cancer type and by sex and race/ethnic group, and the estimated number of cancer cases attributable to HPV by sex, cancer type, and HPV type.
Featured Resources
80% of people will get an HPV infection in their lifetime. Learn more about HPV.
HPV can cause cancers of the oropharynx (back of the throat, including the base of the tongue and tonsils).
Read success stories about comprehensive cancer control programs that have increased HPV vaccination rates.
- Page last reviewed: August 29, 2018
- Page last updated: August 29, 2018
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