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epidemiology-of-head_and_neck_squamous_cell_cancer

與HPV有關、九成以上HCC、男女3:1


  • H&N CA: 66K cases/y, 14.6K deaths/y in the United States projected in 2021, ↑ due to HPV surge. >90% = SCC (SCCHN)
  • M:F: 3:1
  • RF: Tobacco, EtOH, HPV, betel nut chewing
  • Genetic syns: Overall rare; Fanconi most common. Others: Bloom, Li–Fraumeni, xeroderma pigmentosa
  • Risk of 2nd 1° CA: 3–7% /y for lung & aerodigestive tracts due to “field cancerization” by tobacco/EtOH (not HPV). Solitary lung mass → r/o 2nd 1°