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How many new cases of throat cancer per year in the u.s.? how many throat cancer deaths per year? what % is female? what % overall is from hpv?
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Throat cancer: In the United States, 14, 290 new cases of throat cancer are reported a year. For both men and women. The death rate for them was about 1.3 per 100, 000 people in a population. The odds of hpv-positive throat cancer doubled in individuals who reported between 1 and 5 lifetime oral sexual partners.The risk increased five-fold in those patients with 6 or more oral sexual partners. Males have more risk.
Answered 2/22/2019
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