Abstract:10534 Background: To evaluate trends of HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancers and HPV infections in the United States. Methods: Data was extracted from the United States Cancer Statistics Public Use Database (USCS) between 2001 and 2017 and the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) between 2011 to 2016. Data on oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) was obtained from the USCS database. HPV vaccination and screening (oral washings) data were obtained from NHANES. Based on CDC guideline… Show more
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