The Washington Post : reported that More than 1 in 5 U.S. adults are infected with cancer-causing HPV, CDC report says

That percentage jumped to more than 42 percent during 2013 to 2014 if any type of genital HPV was included, the CDC found. As with genital HPV, rates were higher for men than women overall and in all racial and ethnic groups. "People really need to realize that this is a serious concern."This is the first data CDC has compiled on HPV rates among men. "What we know is that cervical Cancer rates have remained relatively stable, but that being said, HPV-related cancer rates have been increasing," said Lois Ramondetta, a professor of gynecologic oncology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. "The way [the vaccine] was introduced in Australia and the United Kingdom was as a cancer vaccine, which is truly what it is.

More than 1 in 5 U.S. adults were infected by a type of high-risk HPV, CDC report shows

That percentage jumped to more than 42 percent during 2013 to 2014 if any type of genital HPV was included, the CDC found. As with genital HPV, rates were higher for men than women overall and in all racial and ethnic groups. The new CDC report also addresses oral HPV infections. "The way (the vaccine) was introduced in Australia and the United Kingdom was as a cancer vaccine, which is truly what it is. Each year, 31,000 men and women are diagnosed with cancers caused by HPV – which, in most cases, would have been preventable with the HPV vaccine, according to the CDC.

Nearly half of U.S. adults infected with genital HPV, new study says

A doctor holds the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine Gardiasil in his hand. (Photo: Charles Rex Arbogast, AP)NEW YORK — Health officials say nearly half of U.S. adults have caught HPV, a sexually-transmitted bug that can cause cervical cancer and genital warts. About 45% of Americans ages 18 to 59 had some form of genital human papillomavirus, according to a report released Thursday that's the most complete look at how common HPV is among adults. There are more than 150 HPV viruses. Vaccinations against HPV first became available in 2006, aimed at protecting kids before they become sexually active.


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