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What are the chances of having throat cancer in your early 20s? i am 21. sexually active and female. i don't drink or smoke though. i also got all doses of the hpv vaccine when i was 15?
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Men are 4 times as likely to develop throat cancer as women, and the vast majority of cases occur after age 55 amongst tobacco users. The incidence of throat cancer is 3.1 in 100,000 people each year, roughly extrapolating, the risk of a 21-year-old non-smoking female developing throat cancer in the next year would be 0.00003875% So your chances are about one in 333 billion
Answered 11/22/2022
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Chances of this at your age are minimal. The HPV vaccine protects to some degree against one of the known triggers. If you are having throat problems, see an ENT for an evaluation. Ther is likely treatment that can help.
Answered 11/29/2022
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