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HPV-linked throat cancers in men are rising as cervical cancer falls
Key Takeaways
- HPV-related oropharyngeal cancers are rising mainly in middle-aged and older men.
- Research cited in the source shows these cancers more than tripled in the U.S. from 1988 to 2004 and also tripled in Denmark from 2000 to 2017.
- The divergence from falling cervical cancer rates points to uneven vaccination framing, awareness, and detection.
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DT Editorial Team··via livescience.com