HPV-Associated Penile Cancer Rates by Race and Ethnicity
Penile cancer is another rare cancer. It is estimated that more than 1,000 new cases of HPV-associated penile cancers are diagnosed in the United States each year.* Penile cancer is more common among Hispanic men than non-Hispanic men.
*Note: This study used cancer registry data to estimate the amount of potentially HPV-associated cancer in the United States by examining cancer in parts of the body and cancer cell types that are more likely to be caused by HPV. Cancer registries do not collect data on the presence or absence of HPV in cancer tissue at the time of diagnosis. In general, HPV is thought to be responsible for about 40% of penile cancers.
HPV-Associated Penile Cancer Rates by Race and Ethnicity, United States, 2004–2008
The graph above shows the age-adjusted incidence rates for penile cancer in the United States during 2004–2008. "AI/AN" means American Indian/Alaska Native, and "A/PI" means Asian/Pacific Islander. The rates shown are the number of men who were diagnosed with penile cancer for every 100,000 men. About 1.0 American Indian/Alaska Native men, 0.9 black men, 0.8 white men, and 0.4 Asian/Pacific Islander men were diagnosed with penile cancer per 100,000 men. About 1.3 Hispanic men were diagnosed with penile cancer per 100,000 men, compared to 0.7 non-Hispanic men.
This graph was adapted from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Human papillomavirus–associated cancers—United States, 2004–2008. MMWR 2012;61(15):258–261.
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