Head & Neck Cancer Awareness Month: US Patient Distributions – Geography, Age, Race, Gender & Income
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Head and neck cancer (HNC) was responsible for 3.7% of new US cancer cases in 2020, and the National Cancer Institute estimated that 16,110 people nationally would die from the condition in 2024. Smoking and alcohol consumption, advanced age, and infectious diseases such as HPV are risk factors for HNC.