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Survival of human papillomavirus‐associated cancers: Filling in the gaps
Author(s) -
OsazuwaPeters Nosayaba,
Massa Sean T.,
Simpson Matthew C.,
Adjei Boakye Eric,
Varvares Mark A.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/cncr.30945
Subject(s) - medicine , human papillomavirus , penile cancer , cancer , relative survival , oncology , cervical cancer , vulvar cancer , gynecology , demography , cancer registry , sociology
Human papillomavirus‐associated cancers contribute to the total cancer burden in the United States. Although they are mostly preventable, 5‐year relative survival rates can be as low as 47% for penile cancer and as high as 66% for vulvar cancer. See also pages 203‐11.