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> HPV gives 34,800 Americans cancer every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Of those, 20,700 are women and 14,100 are men. > t
by dandare 7y ago
> HPV gives 34,800 Americans cancer every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Of those, 20,700 are women and 14,100 are men.
> the burden of HPV positive oropharynx cancer in men in the United States now exceeds the burden of cervical cancer diagnosed each year
41% of all cancer victims of HPV are men and there is almost no public awareness.
- ajuc 7y agoThis is often the case in society's reaction to problems of men and women, and the result is that there's 4 years (5%) life expectancy gap between the sexes. And it's completely ignored while salary gap (where the discrepancy is the other way) is a hot topic for decades already. It's ironic, that the response for male problems is "whatever, you're an adult, deal with it", and for female problems it's "we need to help you".
- danw1979 7y agoAfter reading this article and a quick search, I was pleased to find that the NHS in the UK has recently decided to extend Gardasil vaccination to boys too - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/hpv-human-papillomavirus-vaccine/ https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/hpv-human-papillo...
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- drallison 7y agoWhen a friend died of oropharynx cancer a while back, I explored the possibility of HPV vaccination only to be rejected because of age (now 78).