Reply #23: 12,000 cases of cervical cancer, 4000 deaths from cervical cancer [View All]

[ehrnst]

not including oral and anal cancers attributed to HPV, in addition to other pre-cancerous conditions arising from HPV exposure, including infertility.


http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/risk/HPV

"Persistent HPV infections are now recognized as the cause of essentially all cervical cancers, as well as most cases of anal cancer. In 2011, more than 12,000 women in the United States are expected to be diagnosed with cervical cancer and more than 4,000 are expected to die from it (2). Cervical cancer is diagnosed in nearly half a million women each year worldwide, claiming a quarter of a million lives annually.

Although anal cancer is uncommon, more than 5,000 men and women in the United States are expected to be diagnosed with the disease in 2011, and 770 people are expected die from it (2).

Genital HPV infection also causes some cancers of the vulva, vagina, and penis. In addition, oral HPV infection causes some cancers of the oropharynx (the middle part of the throat, including the soft palate, the base of the tongue, and the tonsils)"

Yes, I would say that's statistically significant enough to merit recommending a vaccine to prevent transmission.