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  2. Human papillomavirus infection - Wikipedia

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    High-risk HPVs cause cancer and consist of about twelve identified types. [10] Types 16 and 18 are responsible for causing most of HPV-caused cancers. These high-risk HPVs cause 5% of the cancers in the world. In the United States, high-risk HPVs cause 3% of all cancer cases in women and 2% in men. [87]

  3. Head and neck cancer - Wikipedia

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    [126] [127] [5] This is due to evidence suggesting that transmission rates of HPV from women to men are higher than from men to women, as women often have a higher immune response to infection. [5] [128] In 2008, there were 22,900 cases of oral cavity cancer, 12,250 cases of laryngeal cancer, and 12,410 cases of pharyngeal cancer in the United ...

  4. Cervical cancer - Wikipedia

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    Worldwide, cervical cancer is both the fourth-most common type of cancer and the fourth-most common cause of death from cancer in women, with over 660,000 new cases and around 350,000 deaths in 2022. [ 3 ] [ 25 ] It is the second-most common cause of female-specific cancer after breast cancer , accounting for around 8% of both total cancer ...

  5. Man, 57, dismissed a growing lump on his neck. It was a sign ...

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    HPV, the human papilloma virus, caused the cancer on base of Moog’s tongue. A lump in the neck due to a swollen lymph node that slowly gets bigger is a common symptom of cancers in the mouth ...

  6. Papilloma - Wikipedia

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    When used without context, it frequently refers to infections (squamous cell papilloma) caused by human papillomavirus (HPV), such as warts. Human papillomavirus infection is a major cause of cervical cancer , vulvar cancer , vaginal cancer , penis cancer , anal cancer , and HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancers .

  7. Nearly half of men have genital HPV, study says - AOL

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    It usually doesn't cause any symptoms or health issues and goes away on its own -- but certain types of HPV can cause cancer if they don't go away. Nearly half of men have genital HPV, study says ...

  8. Cervical screening - Wikipedia

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    Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is a cause of nearly all cases of cervical cancer. [6] Most women will successfully clear HPV infections within 18 months. Those that have a prolonged infection with a high-risk type (e.g. types 16, 18, 31, 45) are more likely to develop Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia, due to the effects that HPV has on ...

  9. Dad, 45, thought he had a pinched nerve in his neck, turns ...

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    A dad, 45, had what seemed like a pinched nerve. It was a sign of a cancerous thymoma. Chest pain, shortness of breath were signs of his thymoma.