HPV cancers are NOT rare and speaking about cervical cancer alone account for half a million cases with approximately 250,000 deaths per year worldwide. This doesn't even include those cancers involving the anus, vulva, vagina and oropharyngeal. I wish people would stop referring to HPV related cancers as rare since they are far from it and increasing steadily especially with respect to head/neck cancers which at the current rate are expected to exceed cervical cancer cases within ten years.
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HPV cancers are NOT rare and speaking about cervical cancer alone account for half a million cases with approximately 250,000 deaths per year worldwide. This doesn't even include those cancers involving the anus, vulva, vagina and oropharyngeal. I wish people would stop referring to HPV related cancers as rare since they are far from it and increasing steadily especially with respect to head/neck cancers which at the current rate are expected to exceed cervical cancer cases within ten years.
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