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.
![United States Cancer Statistics Data Brief number four, August 2018. Cancers associated with human papillomavirus in the United States, 2011 to 2015](/congress115th/20190109215900im_/https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/hpv/images/uscs-data-brief-aug-2018.jpg)
Featured Resources
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![Anatomical diagram of the oropharynx](/congress115th/20190109215900im_/https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/hpv/images/oropharynx-160x120-english.jpg)
![Photo of a nurse giving a girl an HPV shot while her father looks on](/congress115th/20190109215900im_/https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/hpv/images/hpv-shot-160x120.jpg)
- Page last reviewed: August 29, 2018
- Page last updated: August 29, 2018
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